First aid and dentistry Flashcards
CCC
Check
Call
Care
CPR
Cardio
Pulmonary
Resuscitation
Heart, lung, getting the person alive again
When not breathing
AR
Artificial respiration
AED
Automated external defibrillator
Heart has arethmia, the device tries to reset it. It would not send a shock when the heart is asystole or when the person is alive
CVA
WART
For shock, which can cause trauma, anaphylaxis, severe bleeding
WART is for the treatment of shock
Warmth
Airway
Rest
Treatment
Enamel
outer layer of tooth, hardest substance in body, harder than bone
Dentin
next layer that is softer than enamel but harder than pulp
Pulp
heart of the tooth, filled with nerves and blood vessels; toothache is from an inflamed pulp
Root
sits in the tooth socket, provides support for tooth
Cementum
hard substance that covers the root of tooth, gum covers it
Apex
tip of the root; tiny hole at apex allows nerves and blood vessels to enter tooth
Gums
(gingiva) tissue that surrounds the tooth; shouldn’t bleed when brush teeth; becomes inflamed= gingivitis
Anterior teeth
6 front teeth on top and bottom (4 incisors and 2 canines)
Posterior teeth
back five teeth on top and bottom (2 premolars and 3 molars)
Incisors
are the 4 front anterior teeth on the top and 4 on the bottom; sharp and thin-edged that help with shearing food like scissors (8 total)
Canines
(cuspids)- 4 pointy sharp anterior teeth (2 on top and 2 on bottom) used for tearing/ grasping food; strongest teeth with long strong roots (4 total)
Premolars
(bicuspids) sharp but flat posterior teeth; (4 on top, 4 on bottom) in front of molars, in adults only; used for chewing (8 total)
Molars
square, flat posterior teeth in the back of the mouth; used for grinding food like steak; 3 on each side, top and bottom (12 molars) 32 teeth total!
Dentition
the natural teeth in your mouth. 3 types:
1. primary dentition- (baby teeth) first set of teeth from birth until they start to fall out at age 6, until 12
2. mixed dentition- (both) mix of primary and permanent teeth; usually around age 6 when baby teeth are falling out and adult teeth are erupting
3. permanent dentition- (adult teeth) start to erupt at 6, except third molars and wisdom teeth erupt at 17-21
Board Certified
when a dentist is approved by the American Dental Society to practice a specialty (2 residencies and an exam)
Fluoride
chemical substance known to strengthen tooth enamel to avoid decay (found in toothpaste)
Endentulous
without teeth
Autoclave
equipment used to sterilize dental instruments with super high pressure steam