inro to clinical Flashcards
general and emergency dentistry treatment steps
patient history and initial meeting,
examine patient, diagnostic test, radiographs, diagnosis
chair side treatment and protocols
home care t(x) : antibiotics and analgesics
extra oral exam test for ?
asymmetry
if asymmmetry is found in extra oral exams the doctor must ?
check temperature, lymph nodes and swelling
describe the intra oral exam
test for bumps and bruises
deceibes different types of mobility in the intraoral exams
+1 mobility: the first distinguishable sign of movement greater than normal
+2 mobility: horizontal tooth movement no greater than 1 mm
+3 mobility: horizontal tooth movement greater than 1 mm, with or without the visualization of rotation or vertical depressability
Periodontal Examination ?
– probing depths, recession, furcation involvement etc.
palpation
Palpation - detecting any soft tissue swelling or bony expansion
2 mvps of diagnosis in the intraoral exam
percussion and cold test
percussion ?
indication of inflammation in the periodontal ligament (i.e., an acute periradicular periodontitis). This inflammation may be secondary to physical trauma, occlusal prematurities, periodontal disease, or the extension of pulpal disease into the periodontal ligament space.
cold test
- a multirooted tooth, with at least one root containing vital pulp tissue, may respond to a cold test even if one or more of the roots contain nonvital pulp tissue, sprayed cotton pellet should be applied to the midfacial area of the tooth or crown. As with any other pulp testing method, adjacent or contralateral “normal” teeth should be tested to establish a baseline response.
cementoma?
Cementoma is an odontogenic tumor of cementum.It occurs in usually after root development is finished but before the age of 25. It is found most commonly in the mandible in the region of the lower molar teeth
