EO/IO Inspection Quiz 3 Flashcards
Objectives of Oral Exam (1)
Note Normal Deviations
Oral Cancer Screening
Determine need for postponement of treatment
Early detection of lesions
Objectives of Oral exam (2)
Identify
Identify conditions that may require medical eval
Identify need for treatment adaptation
Objectives of Oral exam (3)
Provide
Provide baseline comparison
Provides info for legal record
Compare: Normal/Normal Deviations/Abnormal
Symmetry/Asymmetry Color Size (mm/cm) Location Shape (define border) Consistency (hard, soft, fluid inside) Texture (rough, smooth) Painful (are they aware) Mobility (deeply rooted, mobile)
History of Lesion
Duration (When first noticed?)
Changes (in size and look)
Sign/Symptoms associated w/ it (differentiate)
Reoccurrence (Did you have it and now it’s back)
Systematic Sequence
Increases patient confidence in you
Prevents overlooking and missing imp. details
Increase efficiency and conserves time
Types of Exams
Complete Screening (limited, classify) Limited (emergency, important to them) Follow-up Maintenance (reoccuring 3,4,6 months)
Method used in Conducting an Oral Exam
Observation, Palpation, Ausculation (clicking/popping), Olfactation, Instrumentation, Percussion (tap to check teeth) Electrical (pulp tester)
Palpation
Digital, Bidigital, Manual, Bimanual, Bilateral, Circular Compression
Most Common Sites in the Oral Cavity for Lesions
Lateral border of tongue Gingiva Soft Palate complex (HPV) Floor of mouth Lower lip (More common in men) Salivary Glands
Oral Cancer Risk Factors
Age, Gender (M>F) Sunlight, Tobacco/Alcohol use (combined as well) Previous malignancy, Area, Environmental/Occupational, Socioeconomic, Specific Disease (HIV), Repeated Trauma
Questions to ask the patient
**Make sure to always ask questions
Are they aware? Do they know when the lesion occured? Have they noticed any changes? Are they having any symptoms? Have they had any testing?
Careful Communication
Be reassuring Don't act alarmed Stress the need for a follow-up Could be normal/treatable Referral just means to get checked out, could be normal/benign
Oral Inspection Form (Extraoral)
General Appearance Skin Eyes Facial Symmetry Lymph Nodes Glands TMJ Breath Odor Lips
Oral Inspection Form (Intraoral)
Labial and Buccal Mucosa Alveolar Ridge Hard Palate (8+9 and back) Soft Palate Floor of mouth Tongue Pharynx Tonsillar region Salivary Ducts Papilla Marginal and attached Gingiva
Sequence of Exam (Extraoral)
Overall appearance, Face, Skin, Eyes, Neck, Nodes
Sequence of Exam, Nodes
Pre/Post auricular Occipital Submental and submandibular Cervical chain Supraclavicular TMJ joint Symmetry Sound Asymptomatic/Symptomatic
Sequence of Exam (Intraoral)
Lips(P), Breath odor(O), labial and Buccal mucosa, Tongue(P), Floor of mouth, Saliva(d), Hard then soft palate(P), Uvula(D), Tonsillar region/throat(D), other
Sequence of Exam (Labial and Buccal Mucosa)
Vestibule (P) Muccobuccal folds (P) Frena (O movement, attachment) Opening of stenson’s duct (Express) Buccal mucosa (P)
Sequence of Exam (Tongue)
Dorsal & Ventral sides (P) Lateral borders (retract, P, use mirror) Base of tongue (O attachment) Extension (describe deviation, sometimes veers)
Where are women most likely to get oral cancer?
Baseline of tongue
Sequence of Exam (Floor of mouth)
Ventral surface of tongue (P) Whartons duct(Express) Mucosa(palpate, use mirror) Frena (attachment)
Occlusal Screening/Oral habits
Angle’s Classification
Habits
Occlusal Discrepancies
Periodontal Exam
Papilla
Marginal Gingiva
Attached Gingiva
Periodontal Summary Statement
AAP Case Type
Describing and Documenting SF
Size and Shape, Color, Location and Configuration, Texture, attachment and depth, consistency, mobility, symptomatology