Maxillofacial & Ocular

Question 1

Ludwigs angina

Answer 1

• bacterial infection after a tooth abscess
• tongue swelling, drooling, difficulty swallowing

Question 2

avulsed tooth

Answer 2

preserve tooth by placing back in socket or
in-between cheek.

or place took in milk!

do not touch root, hold by crown within 6 hours

Question 3

Bell’s Palsy

Answer 3

-unilateral (one side_ facial paralysis d/t cranial nerve VII (7) facial inflammation

• tears, drooling, facial drooping, increased sensitivity to sound

Question 4

trigeminal neuralgia

Answer 4

compression of cranial nerve V (5) from tumor or trauma

sudden unilateral severe stabbing pain with facial twitching provoked by brushing teeth

treat with tegretol, phenytoin, or valproic acid