Ch 51, 55, 57,60 Flashcards
What is the protocol of confirming an appointment for deaf pt?
Use the state Telecommunication Relay Service to call a deaf pt directly with appointment reminders. This service allows individuals with hearing and speech impairments to place and receive telephone calls
What assistance may a blind pt need?
- Computer secreen readers that allow the individual to read the displayed data by a speech synthesizer
- Screen magnifiers are available to help the low-vision user by enlarging the text and graphics on the screen
- Wrist watches with braille and printers that print in braille
How does the Americans with Disability act define such persons?
The united States Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) defines an individual with a disability as a person who:
- Has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities
- Has a record of such impairment
- Or is regarded as having such impairment
What is double vision, perception of two images of a single object
Diplopia
This Is having central vision (oractvity) of not more than 20/200 in the better eye with correction (glasses), or having peripheral fields (side vision) of no more than 20 diameter
Legal blindness
What are reasons for ill-fitting dentures in the critically ill
weight loss
When would you use a portable headrest on the back of a wheelchair
When the pt is in a total support wheelchair. transfer to the dental chair may not be advisable. The wheelchair can be positioned for direct utilization.
Some wheelchairs are self-reclining and have headrest
a portable headrest may be attached to the wheelchair handles
How many visits should be scheduled for a homebound difficult pt?
As many as the pt requires
What mouth rinse should be used after surgery
do not rinse for 24 hours after surgical apt.
Then use warm salt water (1/2 teaspoonful salt in 1/2 cup of warm water) after tooth brushing and every 2 hours
What are the Le-fort classification
Le-fort 1
le-fort 2
Le-fort 3
Le-fort combination
Which Le-fort classification is a horizontal fracture line that extends above the roots of the teeth above the plate, across the maxillary sinus, below the zygomatic process and across the pterygoid plates
Le-fort 1
Which Le-fort classification is the midface fracture extends over the middle of the nose, down the medial wall of the orbits, across the infraorbital rims, and posteriorly, across the pteryoid plates
Le-fort 2
Which Le-fort classification is the High-level craniofacial fracture extends transversely across the bridge of the nose, across the orbits and the zygomatic arches and across the pterygoid plates
Le-fort 3
Which le-fort is a combination of two levels is also possible such as a right Le-fort 1 and a left le-fort 2
Le-fort combination
What clinical signs may a pt present with a fractured jaw?
- Pain especially on movement and tenderness on slight pressure over the area of the fracture
- Teeth may be displayed fractured or mobile. Bec of muscle may be displaced and the occlusion of the teeth may be irregular
- Muscle spasm is a common findings
- Crepitation can be heard if the parts of bone are moved
- Soft tissue in the area of the fracture may shoe laceration and bleeding, discoloration (ecchymosis) and enlargement
What is the diet planning of a pt with fractured jaw
Essential for promotion of healing: Protein and vit A and C and riboflavin
essential for building gingival tissue resistance: adequate proteins of all essential food groups
essential for dental caries preventions: Noncariogenic foods
What is the postsurgical diet care
Use a liquid or soft diet high in protein, Drink water and fruit juices freely.
Avoid spicy, hard or chewy foods
Intermaxillary fixation are best for what type of pts? Which would be the contraindicated?
- Pt with chronic airway disease who cough and expectorate: asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- Pt who vomit regularly; notable, during pregnancy
- Dietary problems pts lose weight with liquid, monotonous diet, often with cariogenic content
- Oral hygiene and dietary limitations lead to increased dental caries and perio infections
What is a surgical approach to bring the fracture parts together
Open reductions
How long does it take for an uncomplicated mand. fracture to heal?
6 weeks
How long does it take for an uncomplicated maxillary fracture to heal
4-6 weeks
What are the different fractures
Simple
Compound
comminuted
incomplete “greenstick”
Which fracture has no communication with outside
simple
Which fracture has communication with outside
compound
which fracture is shattered
comminuted
which fracture has one side of a bone broken and the other side is bent?
It occurs in incompletely calcified bone (young children usually)
The fibers tend to bend rather than break
incomplete “greenstick”
What is the preferred way to stop bleeding post-surgery at home?
When bleeding persists at home place a gauze square or cold wet teabag over the area and bite firmly for 30mins
What are risk factors that causes clefting?
use of tabacco
alcohol consumption
teratogenic agents: phenytoin, Vit A, corticosteroids, drug abuse
Maternal age >40years
Inadequate diet
Lack of adequate prenatal care and instructions
What are children with cleft palates more susceptible to
- Facial deformities
- Infections (upper respiratory and middle ear)
- Airway and breathing
- Speech
- Hearing loss
what are some oral characteristics of children with cleft palates
Tooth development Malocclusion Open palate muscle coordination Perio tissues Dental caries
What weeks does a cleft lip form
occurs between the 4th-8th week in uters
becomes apparent by the end of the second month in utero
what weeks does the cleft palate form
takes places during the 6th-12week
a cleft palate is evident by the end of the third month
a prosthesis designed to close a congenital or an acquired opening, such as a cleft of the hard palate
obturator
what are the classifications of the cleft palate/lip
class 1 class 4 class 7 class 2 class 5 class 3 class 6