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Mandibular Fracture Flashcards

1
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Simple fracture.

Only the bone is affected, without damaging the surrounding tissues or breaking the skin.

A

Closed

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2
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Compound fracture

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Open

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3
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Fracture in which the bone pierces the skin.

A

Compound fracture.

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4
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Any fracture involving a tooth socket is what kind of fracture?

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Compound

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5
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Not a complete fracture through the bone.

A

Greenstick fracture

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6
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The bone fractures into more than two segments.

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Comminuted fracture

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7
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Greenstick fracture AKA

A

Incomplete fracture

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8
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If muscles pull a fracture together.

A

Favorable fracture.

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9
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Tetanus prophylaxis and antibiotics are indicated in this kind of fracture bc the bone is exposed to the external environment.

A

Compound (open)

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10
Q

Favorable and unfavorable fractures are either ____ or _______.

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Horizontal or Vertical

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11
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Floor of the mouth will have this when the jaw is broken.

A

Ecchymosis

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12
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Telltale sign that the jaw is broken.

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Teeth don’t come together.

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13
Q

A left condylar fracture causes a right _____ fracture.

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body

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14
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Jaws are usually broken in how many places?

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2

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15
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Gold standard for identifying mandibular fractures.

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PAN

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16
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Can also be used to identify mandibular fractures.

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CT

17
Q

Putting a fracture in its normal anatomic position.

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Reduction

18
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Principles of fracture management

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Reduction and Fixation

19
Q

Refers to open surgery to set bones.

Cut a person open to set the bones.

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Open reduction

20
Q

Refers to using implants in the bone to bring the fracture segments together.

A

Internal fixation

21
Q

Refers to using braces or other apparatus on the external surface of the body to bring the fractured segments together.

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External fixation

22
Q

Most commonly used reduction technique in dentistry.

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Open with internal fixation

23
Q

An appliance that goes from one side of the arch to another to fixate jaw fractures.

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Archbar

24
Q

Most common mandibular fracture.

A

Condyle (29%)

25
Q

Mandibular fractures from most to least common:

A

1) Condylar
2) Angle
3) Symphysis
4) Body

26
Q

Advantage of a closed reduction.

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Less surgical complications.

27
Q

A piece of plastic that’s wired to the teeth to hold the mandible together.

A

Splint

28
Q

T/F: Can use the patient’s dentures to splint their jaw together.

A

True

29
Q

This type of pin fixation is only done with severely comminuted fractures.

A

External pin fixation

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