lecture 12

Question 1

T/F Direct injection of prostaglandin into the PDL has been shown to increase the rate of tooth movement

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Two types of drugs are known to depress the patients orthodontic response and may influence treatment, what are the two types of drugs?

Answer 2

• Prostaglandin inhibitors

- Bisphosphonates

Question 3

What is the major prostaglandin inhibitor drug that you should watch out for when determining ortho treatment?

Answer 3

-Indomethacin

Question 4

T/F The dental incisor position is not critical to space analysis

Answer 4

False

-It is critical

Question 5

The sum of the size of the mesio-distal dimension of the lower anteriors must be _____ of the sum of the size of the mesio-distal dimension of the upper anterior teeth?

Answer 5

77%

Question 6

An ideally proportional face can be divided into central, medial, and lateral what?

Answer 6

-Equal fifths

Question 7

The nose and chin should be in what fifth?

Answer 7

-Centered within the central fifth