Dentofacial deformities Flashcards

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What percent of individuals that have malocclusion are attributed to facial deformities?

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2.7%

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What direction is normal growth of the face?

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-Downwaard and forward with lateral expansion

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3
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What two types of radiographs are essential when determining orthognathic surgery?

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  • Cephalometric

- Panoramic

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4
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T/F Any non-restorable teeth should be extracted before surgical intervention

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True

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5
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The general rule is delay surgery until growth is complete in patients with problems of excess growth. What is a condition of excess growth?

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-Mandibular prognathism

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6
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What is mandibular hypoplasia? When can you do surgery on these individuals?

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  • Growth deficiency

- earlier

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7
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What is the advantage of computer digitalized analysis?

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-More accurate prediction of facial change

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What are the disadvantages of computer digitalized analysis?

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  • Limited to two dimensional prediction
  • Inability of computer to predict accurately every surgical change for every patient
  • Adds cost
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9
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What was one of the earliest dentofacial deformities treated?

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-Mandibular excess

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10
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How can you treat mandibular excess?

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  • Body ostectomy
  • Anterior mandibular subapical osteotomy
  • Vertical Ramus Osteotomy
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What are three ways to do a vertical ramus osteotomy?

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  • Extra-oral approach
  • Intra-oral approach
  • Rigid fixation
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12
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What was the revolutionized way to treat mandibular deficiency?

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-Bilateral sagittal split ramus osteotomy

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13
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Where does the cut go on a sagittal split osteotomy?

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  • Medial aspect via horizontal osteotomy

- Lateral aspect via vertical osteotomy

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14
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Besides the sagittal split osteotomy what other ways can you use to advance the mandible?

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  • Total subapical osteotomy
  • Genioplasty (inferior border osteotomy
  • Alloplastic chin implants
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15
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What three directions might excess maxillary growth occur?

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  • Anterior posterior
  • Vertical
  • Transverse
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What are the facial characteristics with vertical maxillary excess?

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  • Elongation of face
  • Narrow nose
  • Excessive incisal and gingival exposure
  • Lip incompetence
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17
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What type of bite is vertical maxillary excess frequently associated with?

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-Anterior open bite caused by excess downward growth of MX that causes downward rotation of Md giving premature contact of posterior teeth

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18
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How do you correct a vertical maxillary excess?

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  • superior repositioning of maxilla in one or several pieces

- Le Fort I osteotomy with or without segmentalization

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What are characteristics of maxillary and midface deficiency?

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  • Retruded upper lip
  • Deficiency of paransal and infraorbital rim areas
  • Inadequate tooth exposure while smiling
  • Prominent chin
  • Class III with reverse anterior
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20
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What is the treatment of a maxillary and midface deficiency?

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-Le Fort I with or without bone grafting and segmentalization

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What is the treatment of a maxillary horizontal deficiency?

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-Le Fort I advancement

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22
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With orthognathic surgery how long are you in the hospital?

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-1-4 days

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23
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What is the most common serious congenital anomoly affecting the orofacial region?

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-Cleft lip and palate

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24
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When does cleft lip and palate occur?

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-Between fifth and tenth weeks of fetal life

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25
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What is the risk of a parent having a child with a cleft?

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1 in 700

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26
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If parents have a child with a cleft what is the odds that the next child will have a cleft?

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  • 2-5%

- this risk is the same for each succeeding child

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27
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If more than 1 person in immediate family has cleft what does the risk of cleft rise to?

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10-12%

28
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What is the objective of a cheilorhapy?

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  • Repair cleft lip
  • Function and esthetics
  • Restore orbicularis oris muscle
29
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What is the objective of a palatorhaphy?

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  • Repair cleft palate

- Create mechanism capable of speech and deglutition without interfering significantly with maxillary growth

30
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what are 4 periodontal considerations when evaluating a patient for dentofacial surgery?

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  • OHI
  • perio charting
  • scaling and root planing
  • evaluation of attached keratinized tissue
31
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when malocclusion involves skeletal discrepancy, treating with orthodontics alone may result in adequate ___ but poor ___ or ___

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  • occlusion
  • poor facial or dental esthetics
  • poor long-term prognosis for post-treatment retention
32
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presurgical orthodontics often takes how long before the patient is ready for dentofacial surgery?

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12-18 months

33
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what were the early surgical corrections for mandibular deficiency, and what was the issue?

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  • early correction included an extraoral approach, vertical ramus osteotomy, and iliac bone grafting
  • resulted in high relapse
34
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describe how correction of mandibular deficiency was revolutionized in the 70s

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  • bilateral sagittal split ramus osteotomy (BSSO)
  • significant bone overlap for post-op stability, reducing relapse
  • use of rigid fixation with screw and plates
  • no need for IMF usually
35
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which surgical approach for mandibular deficiency can increase lower facial heigh with simultaneous bone grafting, and is rarely used?

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total subapical osteotomy

36
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what type of mandibular deficiency is the total subapical osteotomy procedure typically used?

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class 2 dental relationship but the anterior-posterior position is ok (chin)

37
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which surgical approach for mandibular deficiency is used with or without other osteotomies, is considered “cosmetic” by insurance, and can also correct asymmetries?

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genioplasty (inferior border osteotomy)

38
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3D computerized surgical planning combines what 3 things to produce computerized models of skeletal and occlusal abnormalities?

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  • laser
  • optical
  • CT scans
39
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3D computerized surgical planning improves the understanding of what 3 things?

A
  • bone movements required at surgery
  • potential difficulty with bone interferences
  • possible need for bone grafting
40
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orthognathic surgery is typically performed in what setting?

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hospital setting, in an operating room

41
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what are the components of perioperative and postoperative care for patients receiving orthognathic surgery?

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  • antibiotics, steroids, and close observation
  • pain medication as needed
  • nasal airway as needed for maxillary surgeries
  • liquid to soft diet
  • oral hygiene
42
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cleft lip and cleft palate is less frequent in what population? more frequent?

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  • less frequent in african americans

- more frequent in asians

43
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what gender is cleft lip and palate more common in?

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-boys more than girls with a ratio of 3:2

44
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clefts typically can affect what 3 anatomical structures?

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  • lip
  • alveolar ridge
  • hard and soft palates
45
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what fraction of clefts are unilateral (what side is more common)? bilateral?

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  • 3/4 are unilateral (left > right)

- 1/4 are bilateral

46
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the causes of clefts are unknown, but may be related to what factors?

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  • genetic predisposition

- environmental factors, like nutrition, radiation, drugs, hypoxia, viruses, and vitamin excesses or deficiencies

47
Q

a parent who has a cleft has a ___% chance that their child will have a cleft

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2-5%

48
Q

unaffected siblings of a child with a cleft have ___% chance of their child having a cleft

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1%

49
Q

if a syndrome is involved in clefting, the risk for recurrence within the family can be as high as ___%

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50%

50
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what are the dental problems with clefts?

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  • alveolar cleft
  • malformed or missing teeth
  • displaced teeth
  • supernumerary teeth
51
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what are the malocclusion problems with clefts?

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  • class III (pseudo-prognathism)
  • collapse of lesser segments
  • need for orthodontics and/or orthognathic surgery care
52
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what are the nasal deformity problems with clefts?

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  • alar flare on the cleft side
  • columella pulled to non-cleft side
  • lack of bony support at the nasal base
53
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in surgical corrections of clefts, what should be the last surgery performed?

A

nasal correction

54
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what are the feeding problems with clefting?

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  • can’t feed normally
  • can’t generate negative pressure
  • use specially designed nipples, eye droppers, or large syringes
55
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what are the ear problems associated with clefting?

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  • levator veli and tensor veli palatini muscles can be unattached
  • make the middle ear a closed space
  • requires myringotomy
  • leads to hearing loss
56
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what are the speech difficulties associated with celfting?

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  • retardation of consonant sounds
  • hyper-nasality
  • persists after surgical correction
  • need speech therapy
57
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what is the rule of 10 for surgical repair of cleft lips?

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  • 10 lbs
  • 10 weeks old
  • 10 g/dL hemoglobin
  • should be treated as early as possible under these conditions
58
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when should the treatment of cleft palate be performed?

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  • usually 8-18 months

- sometimes wait until 4-5 years old

59
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what are the advantages of early surgery for the surgical repair of cleft lip and palate?

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  • facilitate palatal and pharyngeal muscle development
  • ease of feeding
  • development of phonation skills
  • better auditory function
  • better hygiene
  • psychologic
60
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what are the disadvantages of early surgery for the surgical correction of cleft lip and palate?

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  • more difficult on small structures

- scar formation causes maxillary growth restriction

61
Q

what are the esthetic considerations of cheilorrhapy?

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-normal appearance of vermillion, cupids bow, and philtrum

62
Q

T or F:

surgical techniques for palatorrhaphy and cheiloplasty vary widely with the surgeon and patient

A

true

63
Q

T or F:

palatorrhaphy surgery that corrects a palatal cleft involves fusing the separated bone fragments together

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false

-it is closed with soft tissues only

64
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how is a palatorrhaphy performed?

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  • soft tissues are incised along the cleft margin and dissected from the palatal shelves
  • lateral releasing incisions are used to obtain a tension-free closure
65
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palatalorrhaphy is closed in what 3 layers?

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  • nasal mucosa
  • muscle
  • oral mucosa