Lecture 1 Flashcards
What three types of problems occur with maloccluded teeth?
- Psychosocial
- Oral function
- Greater susceptibility to trauma, periodontal disease and tooth decay
T/F Sever malocclusion is typically viewed as a social handicap
True
What do you see with children with articulation disorders?
- Delete sounds
- Substitute sounds
- Add sounds
- Distort sounds
What is the major reason people seek orthodontic treatment?
-Minimize psychosocial problems
What is a physiologic occlusion?
- When a patient does not necessarily have an ideal class I occlusion
- It adapts to the stress of function and can be maintained indefinitely
What is pathologic occlusion?
-When a patient cannot function without contributing to the dentitions and the oral facial complexes destruction
How does pathologic occlusion manifest itself?
- Excessive wear
- TMJ problems
- Pulpal changes ranging from pulpitis to necrosis
- Periodontal problems
T/F In pathologic occlusion abnormal forces are placed upon the dentition which causes the teeth to respond orthodontically to these abnormal forces
True (Termed pathologic tooth movement)
How is TMD manifested?
-Pain in and around the TMJ
In a patient with a class II malocclusion the deep anterior bite places a distalizing effect on what?
-The mandible
What are the four large groups for TMD?
- Masticatory muscle disorders
- TMJ disorders
- Chronic mandibular hypomobility
- Growth disorders
What one TMD group can be treated with orthodontics?
-Masticatory muscle disorders
What is myofascial pain?
-develops when muscles are overly fatigued and tend to go into spasm
What is splint therapy used to help identify?
-If the malocclusion is a possible cause of the patients TMD
What teeth should the splint cover?
-All of the teeth
