Introduction

Question 1

what does restorative dentistry consist of

Answer 1

prevention
treatments
maintenance

Question 2

what are the prevention procedures

Answer 2

initial risk assessment - what do and eat
education/prevention measures
reassessment

Question 3

what re the treatments

Answer 3

stabilisation

rehabilitation

Question 4

what is stabalisation

Answer 4

aims to cease disease process to then prevent and rehab such as perio diseases, caries and erosion

Question 5

what does reahbiitaiton include

Answer 5

simple and complex restorations

Question 6

what is maintenance

Answer 6

restorations don’t last forever are finite
amalgam 8-10 yrs
composite 5-8

Question 7

what is dental caries

Answer 7

bacterial disease of calcified tissue of teeth characterised by demineralisation of inorganic and destruction of organic substance of the tooth

Question 8

what are the requirements for caries

Answer 8

microorgansims on tooth, use sugar substrate to then produce acid which over time causes demineralisation of tooth which leads to caries

Question 9

what kind of process is caries

Answer 9

dynamic process

Question 10

what is a dynamic process

Answer 10

balance between demineralisation nd demineralisation

Question 11

what pH favours demineralisation

Answer 11

pH

Question 12

what pH favours remineralisation

Answer 12

pH > 5.5

Question 13

what is important about an individuals saliva

Answer 13

buffering power

Question 14

what are rampant caries

Answer 14

caries out of control

Question 15

what is a caries risk assessment

Answer 15

informs and underpins effective preventative mesures

takes many forms

Question 16

what is a cariogram

Answer 16

show interaction of caries related factors
chance to avoid caries
recommend prevention

Question 17

what is risk

Answer 17

probability that some harmful event will occur

may be within a sp period of time

Question 18

what is crime risk

Answer 18

probability indiv develop carious lesion

modified behaviour changes risk

Question 19

what factors are considered in risk

Answer 19

harmful
protective
pas expeirene

Question 20

what is DMFT

Answer 20

decayed missing filled teeth

Question 21

what is DMFS

Answer 21

decayed missing filled surfaces

Question 22

wat are DMFT’s

Answer 22

excludes wisdom teeth

less robust if used in elderly as more teeth lost thropeiro

Question 23

what are DMFS’s

Answer 23

excludes wisdom teeth
surfaces with both caries an restorative score D
new caries in past years

Question 24

what is related general diseases

Answer 24

med history n meds

• reduced salivary flow - med, radiation
• dietary behaviour
• impaired mobility

Question 25

what are factors to be considered when looking at caries

Answer 25

diet
content fermentable carb
dairy

Question 26

what test is done to look at diet

Answer 26

lactobacillus test

Question 27

what about oral hygine to be considered

Answer 27

estimation of plaque % helpful

use of disclosing agent

Question 28

what are some place retentive features

Answer 28

crowded teeth
overhanging restorations
no contact point restorations

Question 29

estimation of what microorg is useful

Answer 29

streptococci

Question 30

what can give fluoride expo

Answer 30

diet, water and oral hygiene products