Comprehensive Treatment Planning Flashcards
On average how many 5 year olds have decay
1/4 have tooth decay with on average 3-4 teeth affected
What non dental problems can arise as a result of tooth decay
- 28% of children missed on average 3 days from school because of dental pain and infections
- 38% of children have sleepless nights due to dental pain
- Parents need to take days off work to take care of children with dental pain
What is the average cost of a tooth extraction in a hospital for a children less than 6
£836
How much money was spent on tooth extractions in 2015-2016 for children under the age of 19
£50.5M
How much money was spent on tooth extractions in 2015-2016 for children under the age of 5
£7.8M
List some high risk groups for dental caries
- Social- low socioeconomic status
- Children with medical conditions
- Clinical - those with enamel defects
- Poor diet
- Lack of fluoride in water
- Poor oral hygiene
What are the effects of dental disease
- Pain and infection
- Difficulty eating, speaking, concentrating in school
- Growth can be effected
- Children may miss school
- Children with childhood caries may have increased risk of further caries in primary and permanent teeth
- Dental extraction may lead to orthodontic problems
- Preventable burden on NHS
List the 5 key points of the dental care philosophy
- Gain trust and co operation of child and patient
- Make an accurate diagnosis and devise a treatment plan
- Comprehensive preventative care
- Deliver care in a manner the child finds acceptable
- Use treatment and restorative techniques which produce an effective long lasting result
List the steps we ned to carry out before forming a treatment plan
- History
- Examination
- special tests
- Diagnosis
- Treatment plan
When taking a history for a child what do you need to find out
- Reason for attendance
- Complaints
- Past medical history
- Past dental history
- Social history
What do you need to record when finding out the reason for attendance for a paediatric patient
Is this appointment:
- A referral? If so by who
- An emergency appointment?
- A recall appointment?
What do you need to record when finding out the complain for a paediatric patient
- CURRENT complaint
- HPC
(NOT SOCRATES you’ll need to adjust your questioning)
What do you need to record when finding out the past medical history for a paediatric patient
- Standard questions on salud
- Duration, severity and quality of life
- Paediatrician
What do you need to record when finding out the past dental history for a paediatric patient
- Are they are regular attender?
- Previous treatments and experiences especially LA
- Behaviour
- Anxiety levels
What do you need to record when finding out the social history for a paediatric patient
- Social care involvement
- Who is in the family (carers, siblings etc)
- Language(s)
- Travel
How do we carry out an examination on a child?
- Extra oral same as adult
2. Intra oral
What do we look at during an intra oral exam on a child
Look at:
- Soft tissues
- Gingivae- modified BPE for over 7s
- Dental charting
- Occlusion
What things should you look out for when looking at the developing dentition
- Delayed eruption
- Extopic eruption of first permanent molars
- Premature unilateral loss of primary canines
- Abnormal or asymmetrical eruption patter/order
- Cross bites
- Prognosis of first permanent molars
- Palpate for permanent canines at age of 9
Name some special tests we can carry out on paediatric patients
- Radiographs
- Palpation
- Percussion
- Mobility
Which special test do we carry out on adults but should not do on children? Why?
We should not do ethyl chloride or EPT on carious primary teeth as:
It is unreliable and won’t give a good indication of vitality
When coming to a diagnosis what should we include?
- Comment on ability of patient to co operate
- Dentition stage (mixed, primary, permanent)
- Comment on oral hygiene and gingival status
- Dental caries listing teeth involved
- Pulpal/ periodontal pathology
- Developing dentition/ occlusion
- Any other issues
How might we describe a patients ability to co operate when writing up our diagnosis
Can be described as:
- Pre cooperative
- Potentially co operative
- Anxious
- Uncooperative
How might we describe a patients pulpal/periodontal pathology when writing up our diagnosis
- Presence of sinus or swelling
2. Intra radicular pathology
How might we describe a patients developing dentition/occlusion when writing up our diagnosis
- Molar incisor relationship
- Overjet
- Overbite
- Crowding
- Crossbites
Name the 3 approaches/strategies of paediatric dentistry
- Prevention only approach
- Biological
- Conventional