Comm Dent for the Ped Patient Flashcards
When and where was the first water fluoridation plant started?
1945 in Grand Rapids, Michigan
When should a “dental home” be established for the peds patient?
No later than 12 months of age (including referral to dental specialists when appropriate)
In the first trimester, when does the face develop?
4-9 weeks in utero
What are the two bacteria most responsible for dental caries?
Strep mutans, and lactobacilli
What is vertical caries transmission?
Between mother and child
What is horizontal caries transmission?
Siblings, classmates
What are the four instances to avoid use of NO/O2 inhalation?
chronic COPD, 1st trimester pregnancy, MTHFR deficiency (can’t clear NO from body) and recent illness
What is pediatric dentistry?
“Age-defined specialty that provides primary and comprehensive preventive and therapeutic oral health care for infants and children through adolescence including those with special health care needs.”
O&P: what teeth are they?
Mandibular central incisors
Definition of Dental home
“…Inclusive of all aspects of oral health care delivered in a comprehensive, and coordinated fashion.”
How many children have gingivitis?
1:2
What is a pulpectomy?
Removal of nerve tissue from the canals, and placing Ca(OH)2
Svek pulpotomy
What is it?
Bruxism: what is it?
Grinding, gnashing, or clenching of teeth
Mesial dens:
Supranumery tooth growing between central incisors
