Exam questions Flashcards
What are ILA steps?
- Patient
- CC
- MHx
- SHx
- DHx
- Exam
What are steps to gingival assessment?
C - colour
C - contour
C - consistency
T - texture
E - exudate
What are the steps to radiograph assessment?
- Exposure
- Detector orientation
- Vertical detector orientation
- Horizontal detector orientation
- Vertical beam angulation
- Horizontal beam angulation
- Central beam position
- Colimator position
- Sharpness
- Diagnostic value
How would you assess the teeth on the radiograph?
- Identify teeth present, unerupted/missing, not imagted and restorations
- Identify abnormalities that are present
What framework would you use to assess a lesion?
L-location
C-colour
T-texture
C-contour
Describe the process of odontogenesis
Odontogenesis - formation of tooth germ from primary epithelial band and dental lamina
Bud stage: Formation of epithelial bud surrounded by condensing ectomesenchyme
Cap stage: Formation of enamel organ and initiasl differentiation of enamel cell types. Dental sac and papilla form and begin genesis of dentine and PDL/cementum respectively.
Bell stage: Occlusal shape is now formed IEE cells, all cells of the enamel organ are now differentiated, communication with epithelial band is severed and tooth germ is embedded in ectomesenchyme
What are the stages of amelogenesis?
Morphogenic: IEE cells gain polarity
Histodifferential: IEE cells differentiate into preaameloblasts - stimulate odontoblasts from DP cells - differentiate into ameloblasts
Initial secretory: formation of initial layer of aprismatic enamel on dentine
Secretory: Formation of Tome’s processes, secrertion of enamel matrix. Proximal end of Tome’s process forms interod enamel, distal portion forms rod enamel.
Protective: Ameloblasts lay dormant, 50% of the initial population has now apoptosed
What is hypoplasia?
It is the reduction in the amount of enamel matrix produced - presents as pitting, may caause sensitivity
What is hypomineralisation?
It is the inability for sufficient organic material to be removed during maturation stage of amelogenesis - presents as variation in colour from white-yellow-brown, teeth are highly vulnerable to staining and tooth wear
What is hypocalcification?
It is insufficient inorganic material deposition during maturative stage - teeth adopt chalky, yellow appearance, highly vulnerable to staining and tooth wear
What are 3 types of amelogenesis imperfecta?
- Hypoplasia
- Hypomineralisation
- Hypocalcification
How would you identify gingivitis?
1.Localised - 10% - 30% BOP
2.Generalised - >30% BOP
No pain or no clinical attachment loss
How would you identify periodontitis?
Proximal clinical attachment loss of equal or above 2 teeth, non-adjacent
OR
Buccal/oral clinical attachment loss of 3mm with 3mm pocketing at 2 teeth or more
What is the aetiology of periodontitis
- Bacterial build in biofilm - dominance of gram negative and opportunistic bacteria
- Gram negative bacteria release LPS
- This triggers an inflammatory response
- Influx of neutrophils (due to release of IL-8 by epithelial tissue) to form palisade
- Release of pro-inflamatory cytokines and enzyme - chemotaxic agents for leukocytes & marcophages
- Need for creation of space for cells - break down of collagen fibres and lateral prolifiration + apical migration of the junction epithelium - creation of the pseudo pocket due to oedema
- End result - damage to collagen but no damage to periodontal attachmnet
Give example of two local and two systemic factor for gingivitis and periodontitis.
Local: calculus and over hangs - more sites for harbouring of bacteria, xerostomia - reduciton in anti-microbial effect of saliva
Systemic: Smoking - reduction in blood flow and immune function - more periodontopathogens arise,; Diabetes - increased formation of Advanced Glyation End Products - increased osteo clast function and oxidative stress - increased tissue destruction
What are some of the treatment for perio?
Debridment.
Remember that long axis to the tooth should be parallel to the terminal shank
Describe the problem with syncope of a patient with type I diabetes?
Syncope can occur in patient when insulin administration is mistimed.
Brain has an absolute need for oxygen, glucose and neural signalling.
If a patient has type I diabetes and they miss their breakfast and take their medication, it can lead to hypoglycemia because the residue glucose will be taken up from the blood.
Because brain requires a constant supply of glucose and is unable to do so in this situation, it shuts down.
What to do if a patient faint due to hypoglycemic syncope?
- Stop treatment
- Lay patient in supine position
- Provide refined carbohydrates
- Monitor and supervise - get help if needed
What are the affects of aging on endocrine function?
Reduction in:
- Oestrogen
- Growth hormone
- Aldosterone
- Melatonin
What happens when oestrogen production decreases?
Decreased production occurs upon completion of menstruation, leading to two distinct outcomes for 2 systems.
For bone:
- Reduced apoptosis of osteoclasts
- Decreased IGF-1 formation leading to decreased formation of osteoblasts
- Reduced osteoprotegerin formation
For vasculature:
- Reduced formation of coagulation factors
- Reduced function of platelets
What happens when growth hormone production decreases?
- Reduced muscle mass
- Increased adiposity
What happens when aldosterone production decreases?
Reduce secretion leads to hyponatremia or hyperkaleamia
What happens when melatonin production decreases?
Reduced secretion which causes advanced sleep phase syndrome
What is the difference between gram positive and gram negative bacteria in terms of the peptidoglycam layer?
Gram negative bacteria have a peptidoglycan layer is protected by an outer membrane unlike gram positive bacteria.
Which mean that antibacterials that target the peptidoglycan layer are more effective on gram positive bacteria than gram negative.
What are the steps to occlusal analysis?
- Teeth present/missing
- Morphology of teeth
- Wear - mild, moderate, sever
- Crowding,spacingrotations
- Axail inclanations
- Shape of dental arch
- Cruve of spee and wilsons curve
- Angle molar classification/canine classification
- Overbite (%) / overjet (mm)
- Mediolateral relationship
What is the pattern for erosion for intrinsic acids?
Palatal of maxillary posteriors and anteriors as the tongue covers the lower teeth relatively well
What is the pattern of erosion for extrinsic acids?
Mostly lower posteriors
What is the 4A’s framework?
Ask, assess, acknowledge and address that can be used to adress a patient with dental anxiety
What is TRIM?
T- time
R- relevance
I- involvment
M- method
It is a key for a succseful treatment plan
What is ALARA?
It stand for as low as reasonably possible - which is a concept used in radiography in order to reduce radiation exposure for both the operator and patient.
- Keep your distance
- Shield
- Do not take unnecessary radiographs
What happens to unpolarised resin?
It may damage the pulp because it is toxic thus it needs to be polymerised. Becomes a problem in wet environment or when placed in large increment.
What are the steps to bonding resin to enamel?
- Prophylaxis
- Acid treatment – for microporosities – increase of surface area for interlocking in the area and create a macromechenical bond – increase of surface area by 2000 times
- Wash and dry – stop the demin process and remove moisture
- Fluid (unfiled) resin – flow into microporosities to create resin tags – chemical bonding
- Unfilled resin polymerised
- Composite resin placed
- Polymerised
What are the steps to bonding to dentine?
Etching – this will expose collagen – may cause pulpal fluid to flow up which can compromise the bond – etch for a little less
Use a primer – wet or dry – dry: collagen is collapsed which rehydrated – wet: small amount of water remains – creation of hybrid zone
Unfilled resin
Polymerise
Filled resin
Polymerise
How do GIC bond?
They bond chemically throguh ion exchange and can exchange ions with tooth and oral environment.
What are the steps of placing resin of top of GIC base?
- Cute the GIC and create space for resin
- Etch
- Put unfilled resin on the GIC and etch enamel – GIC has irregular shape = micro-mechanical bonding
- Cure
- Place resin
- Cure
What is a closed sandwich technique?
When GIC if covered around with another material
What is an open sandwich technique?
When GIC is exposed outside the tooth – to the oral environment
What are the steps in applying GIC?
- Clean the surfaces with pumice and water – for better ion exchange
- Use Polyacrylic acid – depending on % - to remove the smear layer and exposure the clean tooth surface for ionic exchange
- Wash it off – stop the reaction
- Dry but do not desiccate – stop flow of dentinal fluid
- Place GIC
- Protect in the moisture sensitive phase
Why do amalgam may need liners & base?
Due to their thermal properties
What are the steps of amalgam placing?
- Remove caries or remove failed amalgam
- Consider depth of cavity – at least 2 mm into dentine
- Remove unsupported enamel
- Retention - macromechanical retention
- Liner/base
- Pack amalgam using a plugger – permite ect amalgam used in sim
- Burnish
- Carve using cuspal inclines
- Articulating paper and adjustment
- Polish 24 hours later
What are the steps of resin based fissure sealant placement?
- Clean surface – remove debris
- Etch (orthophosphoric acid 37%)
- Wash - stop reaction
- Dry well – frosty appearance
- Flow in fissure – no bubbles
- Light cure it
- Check occlusion
What are the steps of GIC/RMGIC based fissure sealant placement?
- Clean surface – pumice
- Condition with polyacrylic acid
- Wash
- Dry - leave moist
- Place in fissure
- Apply protective coat
- Cure
- Check occlusion
What theory are we using to describe dentine hyper sensitivity?
Hydrodynamic theory
Explain hydrodynamic theory.
Dentinal tubules contain an extension of the odontoblasts (odontoblastic process) in the part of the tubule that is proximal to the pulp. Around the odontoblastic process, coiled are small nerve extensions. The rest of the space inside a dentinal tubule is filled by dentinal fluid.
If the fluid is disturbed through heat, cold, dehydration and even touch and pressure, it causes the fluid to move which activates the pulpal nociceptros around the odontoblastic processes this cause an action potential and signals for pain.
What is reversible pulpitis?
It is a reversible irritation of the pulp
What is irreversible pulpitis?
It is an irreversible irritation of the pulp
What is pulpal necrosis?
It is when pulp is non-vital
What are some of the materials are used in pulp protection?
- Varnishes - copalite – used to block dentine tubules – bad longevity
- Liners - cover the dentine – placed under restorations – used for shallow cavity – CaOH cement (Life) - very alkaline - GIC line bond LC
- Bases - similar to liners but are thicker – use as dentine replacement – ZnPO4 cement is an example – Zinc Oxide-Eugenol is another example – GIC like the Fuji series
What are the steps of placing the liner in a relatively small cavity? Why so?
- Prepare cavity
- Condition the cavity
- Mix Fuji Bond LC 1:1
- Apply
- Cure
- Etch the enamel
- Wash dry
- Use unfilled resin
- Cure
- Add filled resin
This will make sure that RMGIC is able to release fluoride and create a chemical bond with resin
What are the steps of placing a base in a relatively large cavity? Why so?
- Prepare cavity
- Condition the cavity
- Place a Fuji II material – larger amount for a larger cavity needed – advantage of being light curable
- Open enamel margins
- Etch
- Wash dry
- Use unfilled resin
- Cure
- Use filled resin
What is indirect pulp capping?
It is when a patient has a deep carious lesion with NO SIGNS OR SYMPTOMS OF IRREVERSIBLE PULPITIS.
Removal of all infected dentine is likely to result in pulp exposure.
What is direct pulp capping?
Pulp exposed but there are also no signs or symptoms of irreversible pulpitis
What are the steps for the current method of indirect pulp capping?
- Remove caries
- Place GIC/RMGIC to ARREST caries
- Leave or restore in the same appointment
What are the steps to direct pulp capping?
- Stop bleeding – sterile cotton pallet
- Apply CaOH on top of the exposure – causes sterile necrosis – creates calcific bridge
- GIC/RMGIC
- Restore
Name 3 components of saliva that have anti-bacterial properties.
- Non-immunological defences
- Physico-chemical barriers
- Immunological barriers
What role does lactoferrin play in reducing bacterial growth?
Lactoferrin is an iron binding found on mucosal surfaces. Lactoferrin is able to deprive microbes of essential iron by binding iron in saliva, lowering the ability to aquire oxygen. Lactoferrin also enhances lysozyme action.
What role do salivary mucins play in reducing numbers of oral bacteria?
Mucins are able to agglutinate microbe and aid their removal
What anti-bacterial enzyme is found in high concentration on tears and saliva? What is it’s mechanism of action against bacteria?
Lysozyme. It is able to hydrolyse peptidoglycans which are present on bacterial cells walls. It than triggers autolysins which cause bacterial degradation.
What are histatins and how do they interfere with the growth of oral bacteria?
Histatins are small peptides which are secreted by submandibular and parotid glands. They are able to interfere with membrane integrity of the bacterial membrane.
What are defensins?
Defensins are small antimicrobial peptides that are present in the granules of phagocytic cells thus are able to kill bacteria there
How does the flow rate of saliva vary during 24hr cycle?
The rate of saliva production is relatively high during the day and decreases significantly during the night time
Explain acidophilic
Bacteria who are able to survive and reproduce in acid
Explain aciduric.
Bacteria that are able to produce acid
Name 3 host defences that influence oral microbial growth.
- Physical defence – self cleansing, mechanical movement, flow and shedding
- Lysosymes
- PMNs
Name 3 Gram negative bacteria which are thought to lay a significant role in periodontal disease.
- P.Gingivalis
- P. Intermidia
- T. Forsythia
Name 3 functions of gingipans.
- Adherence to and colonisation of epithelial cells
- Disruption and manipulation of the inflammatory response
- Degradation of host proteins and tissues
What is the main nutritional source in healthy periodontium?
Gingival crevicular fluid
Is there an identified pathogen that causes gingivitis?
No. Gingivitis is a result of bacterial accumulation which could be the same type of bacteria or transition of bacteria from gram positive to gram negative.
What role does GCF play in gingivitis?
It is able to remove tissue breakdown products, introduce inflammatory mediators and antibodies