ENT 5 Flashcards
dental pain/abscess - hx and clinical presentation
2
- facial swelling, dental pain
- prior dental work or prior infection
dental pain/abscess - complicating factors
3
- immunosuppressed
- anticoags
- bleeding disorders
dental pain/abscess - physical exam, what suggest severe/deep space infection
2
- trismus or elevation/protrusion of the tongue
- inability to swallow saliva or hot potato voice
dental pain/abscess - physical exam
4 (inspect, palpate, percuss, inspect)
- inspect for facial and gingival swelling, erythema, obvious trauma, dental caries
- palpate gingiva for tenderness, induration, crepitus, warmth
- percuss tooth in questions for tenderness
- inspect and palpate neck for swelling, tenderness, crepitus, lymphadenopathy
dental pain/abscess - img/testing
none usually; in concern for infection, consider CT w/ IV contrast
dental pain/abscess - non trauma tx
2
pain control (NSAID)
dental/intraoral nerve block
dental pain/abscess - infection tx
4
7-14 days
Penicillin VK 500 mg PO q6H
amoxicillin/clavulanate 875 mg PO BID
severe pnc allergy - clindamycin 450 mg PO q8h
dental pain/abscess - f/u
w/ dentist in 24-48 hours
dental pain/abscess - when to refer to ER
2
- deep space infection of face or neck
- evidence of systemic infection
oral laceration/trauma - history and clinical presentation
3
- facial swelling
- signs of injury
- difficult speaking/moving jaw
oral laceration/trauma - physical exam
3
- obvious trauma, bleeding
- facial and gingival swelling, damage to teeth
- misalignment of upper and lower teeth
oral laceration/trauma - img/testing
concern for mandibular/facial fx - CT of face w/o contrast
oral laceration/trauma - tx avulsion of primary and secondary teeth
primary - refer to dentist
secondary - replace teeth immediately, consult dentist
oral laceration/trauma - unable to replace tooth
put in milk, refer to dentist
oral laceration/trauma - intraoral lacerations tx for small/superficial
no repair/sutures