Ch 16 Periodontal Emergencies Flashcards
What is included in the history?
- What is the chief complaint
- Location
- Onset
- Other symptoms
- Systemic factors
- Trauma
- Aggravating factors
- Alleviating factors
- Previous tx
What are the 3 basic type of abscesses
- ) Periodontal
- ) Gingival
- ) Periapical
Each type of abscess can be?
Acute or Chronic
This is a site of inflammation of microbial origin that is associated with accumulations of suppuration or purulence (pus) in the periodontal tissues
Periodontal
Pus is often referred to as what?
Exudate or purulent
Which type of abscess/infection have rapid onset and are usually characterized by pain, swelling and discomfort
Periodontal abscess
With the presence of which abscess doesn’t always mean that the tooth must be extracted
Periodontal
What is associated with pre-existing periodontal disease?
Acute periodontal abscess
What abscess may occur around any tooth in the mouth when periodontal pocket becomes occluded often as a result of a foreign object?
Acute periodontal abscesses
If the pocket can drain through a sulcus or a fistula (opening in the tissue), the infection can be stabilize and can be considered in the state?
Chronic State
What causes the pocket not to stabilizes?
If a object, such as a peanut skin, popcorn hull or blueberry seed remain in the pocket
What abscess appears as a shiny, red raised and rounded mass on the gingiva or mucosa
Acute periodontal
What is the most common symptom of acute perio abscess?
PAIN
What are some symptom of acute perio abscess?
- Swelling
- Deep red to blue discoloration of the affected tissue
- Tooth sensitivity to pressure
- Tooth mobility
- Tooth feels “high” to the pt
What does it mean when the tooth feels “high”
The tooth becomes slightly extruded as a results of swelling of the perio ligaments
How can x-ray images of acute perio abscess be helpful?
Can be used to locate an area of bone loss which may be the origin of the abscess
The opening of a fistula or sinus along the lateral aspect of the tooth in the adult dentition is usually what?
Indicative of a periodontal abscess
Tx of acute periodontal abscess consists mainly of what?
- Drainage after administering local anesthesia
- Use of antibiotics or antimicrobial agents
The teeth in the affected area are
scaled and root planed, and curettage is preformed to remove granulation tissue
Postoperative instructions after tx of acute perio abscess
rest
fluid intake
warm salt water rinses to reduce swelling
What are healthy gingival biota predominantly
Gram-positive and aerobic
Periodontal abscess are predominantly of what?
Gram-negative and anaerobic
The resemble acute perio abscesses, They may be indistinguishable
Chronic periodontal abscess
What abscess are usually painless, they drain into oral cavity, either through the opening of the pocket or a sinus tract
Chronic perio abscess
The tx for this is the tooth crown and root surface must be scaled and root-planed, curettage performed, local antimicrobial theraphy completed if needed, and the pt is scheduled for follow-up care to evaluate for any further periodontal tx is needed
Chronic perio abscess
This is a material such as fluid or cellular debris that has escaped from bld vessels and been deposited in or on tissue surfaces
Exudate