Definitions

Question 1

What is Vertical Drift?

Answer 1

🦷The process of moving the tooth and it’s socket.
🦷Prolonged Forward rest posture of tongue
🦷When mandible is hundred open
🦷Anterior eruption is inhibited while posterior is accelerated
🦷 open bite, cross bite

Question 2

What is vertical plane of space?

Answer 2

🦷anterior open bite
🦷anterior deep bite
🦷posterior open bite

Question 3

What is normal freeway space?

Answer 3

🦷Vertical Dimension at Rest - Vertical Dimension at Occlusion
🦷VDR= VDO- Freeway Space
🦷molars 2-3mm
🦷incisors 3-5mm
🦷massetter muscles elevate

Question 4

What is Superior Longitudinalis muscle?

Answer 4

The lateral tongue muscles

Question 5

What is Mallampati Score?

Answer 5

Visibility of uvula, faucial pillars and soft palate
Tongue out

Question 6

What is Friedman Score?

Answer 6

Relationship of tongue with the palate

Question 7

What are nasopharyngeal tonsils?

Answer 7

Adenoids

Question 8

What are palatine tonsils?

Answer 8

Faucial tonsils

Question 9

What is upper airway resistance syndrome?

Answer 9

🦷 on the spectrum of sleep, disordered breathing between simply snoring and obstructive sleep apnoea
🦷 upper air were turbulence as a result of decreasing airway diameter
🦷 face 90 million Americans
🦷 leads to snoring, mouth, breathing, irregular breathing during sleep