Dental anomalies Flashcards

1
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What dental anomaly is associated with number of teeth?

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Hypodontia

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What is the most tooth affected by hypodontina? and what are the two teeth least likely to be affected by hypodontia?

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  • 3rd molars
  • FPM and upper centrals
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3
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List 5 conditions that are associated with hypodontia?

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  • Ectodermal dysplasia
  • Down syndrome
  • Cleft palate
  • Hurler’s syndrome
  • Incontinentia pigmentii
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4
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What tooth can over-erupt and cause restorative problems when upper lateral incisors are missing?

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Lower canines

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5
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4 problems associated with hypodontia?

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  • Deep overbite
  • Reduced lower face height
  • Spacing
  • Submergence
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6
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4 tx options for hypodontia?

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  • Overdenture
  • Partial dentures
  • Porcelain veneers
  • Fixed prosthesis
  • Implants
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7
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What disease have a higher frequency of supernumeraries?

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Cleidocranial dysplasia

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8
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What are the 4 types of supernumerary teeth?

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  • Conical - cone shaped
  • Tuberculate - barrel shaped
  • Supplemental - additional normal morphology
  • Odontome - irregular mass of dental hard tissue , can be compound or complex
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9
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What is the most common cause of delayed eruption of permanent incisor teeth?

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Supernumerary teeth

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10
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7 anomalies of size and shape?

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  • Microdontia - peg shaped laterals
  • Macrodontia
  • Double teeth - gemination or fusion
  • Odontomes
  • Taurodontism - flame shaped pulp
  • Accessory cusps - talon cusp
  • Dilaceration of root or crown
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11
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What is this?

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Peg shaped lateral incisor

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12
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What is this?

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Talon cusp

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13
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What is this?

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Dens in dente

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14
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What is this?

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Double tooth

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15
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4 anomalies of root structure?

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  • Short root anomaly
  • Radiotherapy
  • Dentine dysplasias
  • Accessory roots
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16
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3 anomalies of enamel structure?

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  • Amelogenesis imperfecta
  • Environmental enamel hypoplasia
  • Localied enamel hypoplasia
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17
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4 types of amelogenesis imperfecta?

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  • Hypoplastic
  • Hypocalcified
  • Hypomaturational
  • Mixed with taurodontism
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18
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How would you describe enamel in this picture?

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Hypomineralised

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19
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4 causes of environmental enamel hypoplasia?

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  • Systemic
  • Nutritional
  • Metabolic - liver disease + Rhesus incompatibility
  • Infections such as measles
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20
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2 causes of localised enamel hypoplasia?

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  • Trauma
  • Infection to primary tooth - caries then abscess
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21
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two generalised hard tissue defect due to environmental causes?

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  • MIH
  • Fluorosis
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22
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3 tx options for Fluorosis?

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  • using microabrasion
  • veneers
  • Vital bleaching
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23
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Prenatal disease that can cause generalised enamel defects?

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  • Rubella
  • Congenital syphilis
  • Fluoride
  • Cardiac and kidney disease
24
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Two neonatal conditions that can cause enamel defects?

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  • Prematurity
  • Meningitis
25
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4 post natal conditions that can cause enamel defects?

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  • Otitis media
  • Measles
  • Chicken pox
  • Organ failure
26
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Deficiency in which vitamins can cause enamel defects?

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27
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What is the main cause of amelogenesis imperfecta?

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  • Genetics ; autosomal dominant , recessive and X linked
28
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What is important in diagnosis amelogensis imperfecta?

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  • Family history
  • Affects both dentitions
  • Affects tooth structure, colour and size
  • Radiographic appearance
29
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What 3 enamel extracellular molecules are affected in amelogensis imperfecta?

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  • Amelogenin
  • Enamelin
  • Kallikrein 4
30
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Describe the hypoplastic type of amelogenesis imperfecta?

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  • Enamel crystals do not grow to the correct length
31
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Describe the hypomineralised type of amelogensis imperfecta?

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  • Enamel crystals do not grow to the full thickness or width
32
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Describe hypomaturational amelogenesis imperfecta?

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Enamel crystals grow to complete length but incomplete width and is hypomineralised

33
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5 problems associated with amelogensis imperfecta?

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  • Sensitivity
  • Caries and acid susceptibility
  • Poor aesthetics
  • Poor oral hygiene
  • Anterior open bite
34
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5 tx options for amelogenesis imperfecta?

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  • SSC / metal onlays
  • Composite veneers or wash
  • Prevention
  • Orthodontics
  • FS
35
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What is this?

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Amelogenesis imperfecta

36
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4 anomalies affecting the structure of dentine?

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  • Dentinogenesis imperfecta
  • Dentine dysplasia
  • Odontodyplasia
  • Systemic disturbance such as nutrition, metabolic or drugs
37
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Describe dentine dysplasia ?

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  • normal crown morphology with amber radiolucency
  • Pulpal obliteration
  • Short constricted roots
38
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Explain odotodysplasia

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  • localised arrest in tooth development
  • Thin layers of enamel and dentine
  • Large pulp chambers
39
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How can odotodysplasia teeth often described as?

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Ghost teeth

40
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What are the 3 types of dentinogenesis imperfecta?

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  • Type I - osteogenesis imperfecta
  • Type II - autosomal dominant
  • Brandywine
41
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3 radiographic signs of dentinogensis imperfecta?

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  • Bulbous crowns
  • Obliterated pulps ( type 1 and 2)
  • Enamel loss
  • Abscess formation
42
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What happens to the eyes in osteogenesis imperfecta?

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  • Eye sclera present
43
Q

What is this?

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Dentinogenesis imperfecta associated with osteogenesis imperfecta

44
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4 problems of dentinogenesis imperfecta?

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  • Aesthetics
  • Caries and susceptibility to acid
  • Abscess formation spontaneously
45
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4 tx options for dentinogenesis imperfecta?

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  • Prevention
  • Composite veneers
  • Overdentures
  • Bridgework
  • SSC
46
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Name three conditions affecting only dentine structure with no systemic involvement ?

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  • Dentinogenesis imperfecta type II
  • Dentine dysplasia Type 1 and 2
  • Fibrous dysplasia of dentine
47
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4 systemic conditions associated with dentine defects?

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  • Rickets
  • Hypophosphatasia
  • OSteogenesis imperfecta
  • Ehlers-danlos syndrome
48
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2 conditions associated with cementum structure anomalies?

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  • Cleidocranial dysplasia
  • Hypophosphatasia
49
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How does cleidogcranial dysplasia affect cementum structure?

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  • Hypoplasia of cellular component of cementum
50
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How does hypophosphatasia affect cementum structure?

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  • Hypoplasia or aplasia of cementum
  • Early loss of primary teeth
51
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3 causes of premature eruption of teeth?

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  • High birth weight
  • Precocious puberty
  • Natal and neonatal teeth
52
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4 reasons for delayed eruption?

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  • Pre-tern and low birth-weight
  • Malnutrition
  • Systemic disease
  • Gingival overgrowth
53
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What are systemic disease associated with delayed eruption of teeth?

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  • Hypothyroidism
  • Cleidocranial dysplasia
  • Hypopituitaarism
  • Down’s syndrome
54
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What can cause premature exfoliation? Give 5 causes

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  • Trauma
  • Following pulpotomy
  • Hypophosphatasia
  • Immunological deficiency
  • Histocytosis X
55
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What 4 things that can cause delayed exfoliation?

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  • Infra-occlusion
  • Double primary teeth
  • Hypodontia
  • Ectopic permanent successors
  • Trauma
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