Lecture 2 Flashcards
What are aspects of history?
- signalment
- dental history
- medical
- surgical
- anesthetic
- medicatinos etc
- vaccines
- travel
- household
- behavior
- allergies
- vomiting, diarrhea, sneezing, coughing
What are examples of dental history?
- presenting complaint
- hesitant to pick up, chew, swallow food/toys/training articles
- oral pain
- pain or unable/unwilling to close mouth
- jaw movement
- mastication pattern change
- swelling
- inapetence
- halitosis
- ptyalism
Do owners usually think the animal with dental pain is painful?
no because it is chronic pain
How can you see where a draining tract goes?
put something radiolucent in and then radiograph
What should you do with a gen. physical exam
- face
- eyes
- salivary glands
- saliva
- lymph nodes
- nose
- mandible/maxilla
- TMJ–anesthesia
- muscles of mastication
- motor innervation
How do you perform the initial oral examination
no sedation , anesthesia
can use restraint
gloves
detailed systematic approach
why should you wear gloves with an oral exam?
because rabies!
What are the three types of dog heads?
- brachycephalic
- mesocephalic
- doliocephalic
HOw do you do an open mouth oral examinatino?
overhand technique
hold around nose, thumb on lower jaw
What is class one malocclusion?
tooth in right place but angled the wrong way
What is a crossbite?
e.g. if an incisor (upper) is behind lower etc
What is a class 2 malocclusion
maxilla too long or mandible too short
What is a class 3 malocclusion
mandible too long or maxilla too short
What is a class 4 malocclusion/wry bite?
the 4 sites grow independent (congenital or trauma?)
What should you look for on initial oral examination of the lips?
- ulceration
- laceration
- swelling