L2 Flashcards
When do babies need a dentist
Kids should see dentist no later than 12 mo old or when first tooth erupts
Knee to knee when
<3
Graduate to big chair >3
Rice sized
<3
Pea sized
3-6 yo
Low risk
6-12 months
Moderate risk
6 months
High risk
3 months
Neonatal teeth
Usually they are primary teeth not supernumerary
Riga-Fede disease
Ventral tongue ulcer
Tx smooth sharp incisal edge composite crown remove tooth
Eruption cyst
Treatment rarely indicated usually teeth come through on own
Epstein pearls on mid palatal raphe
Epi remnants
Bohn nodules
Mucous gland remnanats
On B and L ridges and palate away from raphe
Dental lamina Cysts on crests
Dental lamina remnants
No tx—> all spontaneously shed a few weeks after birth
Shouldn’t he have teeth by now?
Look for ridge thickening and bulges
She has big gaps
Space is good crowding carries into adult dentition