Mental Dental Videos Flashcards
What are the major types about actinomycosis?
Periapical: jaw infection
Cervicofacial : head and neck
What is tx for actinomycosis?
Long term-high dose Penicillin
What is major thing about actinomycosis?
Sulfur granules in pus
What is major thing about scarlett fever?
Strawberry tongue (only on fungiform papillae of tongue)
What is a red candidiasis called?
Atrophic candidiasis
What is candidiasis on midline of posterior tongue?
Median rhomboid glossitis (bald flat red spot on the tongue)
What is candidiasis on corners of mouth?
Angular cheilitis
Most common locations for Blastomycosis
US Northeast (spores)
Most common locations for Coccidiodomycosis
US Southwest (valley fever)
Most common locations for Cryptococcosis
US west
Most common locations for Histoplasmosis
US Midwest
Aphthous Ulcer, 5 major things:
- Canker sore
- Nonkeratinized tissue (like on soft palate, buccal mucosa etc…)
- Minor heals without scarring
- Major will scar
- Sutton Disease: Another name for a major aphthous ulcer
What is Erythema Multiforme?
Often occurs on lips, but can occur anywhere.It has a minor and major form. Minor form is herpes simplex hypersensitivity. Major form is drug sensitivity.
What is Stevens-Johnson Syndrome?
Another name for a major form of Erythema Multiforme.
What is angioedema?
Allergic reaction to drug or food contact. Has diffuse swelling of lips,neck or face caused by mast cell release of IgE and histamines. Tx is antihistamines.
Wegener’s Granulomatosis?
Allergic reaction to inhaled antigen. Characterize by strawberry gingivitis.tx is corticosteroids
Lichen Planus
T lymphocytes target and destroy basal keratinocytes
Sawtooth rete pegs
Two major types if Lichen Planus
Reticular - whickham striae
Erosive - wickham striae with red ulcerations
Tx for Lichen Planus
corticosteroids
Lupus Erythematosus
Has two types
- Discoid Chronic Type - disk like lesions on face, oral lesions look like erosive lichen planus
- Systemic acute type - butterfly rash on nose (RUN AN ANA test)
Scleroderma
Hardening of skin and CT, which will restrict opening mouth harder. PDL space will be generally wider
Pemphigus Vulgaris
Suprabasilar
Autoantibodies against desmosomes
Has multiple painful ulcers preceded by bullae
Positive Nikolsky’s sign (blowing air will shed the outer layer of mucosa)
Mucous Membrane Pemphigoid
Subasilar
Autoantibodies against basement membrane
Otherwise same as pemphigus vulgaris
Proliferative Verrucous Leukoplakia
White and warty, recurrent patch on mucosa
Associated with HPV 16 and 18
High risk of malignancy
Actinic Cheilitis
Sun damaged lips (UVB rays especially) UVA rays are not that bad.
What are the highest risk sites in mouth for malignancy?
Floor of mouth
Posterior lateral tongue
What are the 4 major types of cancer?
Carcinoma - epithelium
Sarcoma - mesenchymal or Connective Tissue
Leukemia - blood
Lymphoma - lymphatic
What are the 3 stages of cancer?
Dysplasia - pre cancer
Carcinoma in situ - all of the epithelium is affected
Malignant neoplasm - cancer as soon as it invades past the basement membrane
Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Caused by oncogenes
In mouth associated with HPV 16 and 18
5 year survival is 50%
Basal Cell Carcinoma
Due to sun damage
Very rarely metastasizes
Oral Melanoma
Malignancy of melanocytes
High risk sites are palate and gingiva
5 year survival rate for skin is 65% but in mouth is 20%
What are other names for fibroma?
Traumatic fibroma, irritation fibroma, hyperplastic scar
What is a traumatic neuroma?
A mass of nerve tissue as a result from nerve damage. Most common at mental foramen
Pyogenic granuloma
Hyperplasia of capillaries on gingiva. Bright red. Caused by chronic trauma or irritation
Nodular Fasciitis
Neoplasm of fibroblasts, easy to eradicate, rarely recurs
Fibromatosis
Neoplasm of fibroblasts, hard to eradicate, often recurs
Schwannoma
Neurilemmoma. Neoplasm of schwann cells. Has acellular bodies of Antoni A tissue.
Neurofibroma
Neoplasm of schwann cells and fibroblasts
Von Recklinghausen disease
multiple neurofibromas + cafe au lait + Crowe’s sign +Lisch spots
Can become malignant!
Leiomyoma
Smooth muscle cell neoplasm.
Neurofibrosarcoma
Also known as malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor
Malignant proliferation of schwann cells
Kaposi’s Sarcoma
Malignant proliferation of endothelial cells (it is purple)
Caused by HHV8
Associated with AIDS
Leiomyosarcoma
Malignant - smooth muscle cells
Rhabdomyosarcoma
Malignant - skeletal muscle cells
Liposarcoma
Malignant - fat cells
What is Mucous Extravasation Phenomenon?
Caused by trauma to salivary duct. Examples are mucocele or Ranula
Mucous retention cyst
Same as mucocele, but histologically lined with epithelium. Caused by blockage of salivary duct by sialolith.
Necrotizing Sialometaplasia
Rapidly expanding ulcerative lesion. Heals on its own. Caused by trauma to minor salivary gland.
Sinus retention cyst
Also called antral pseudocyst. Caused by blockage of glands in sinus mucosa. No tx needed
Sarcoidosis
Hyperimmune (involves granulomas). Triggered by mycobacteria. Can cause Xerostomia.
Pleomorphic adenoma
Most common salivary gland benign tumor
Composed of epithelial and CT (hence the “pleo” (mixed) in the name.)
Firm rubbery swelling
Most common on palate or parotid gland
Monomorphic Adenoma
Salivary gland benign tumor
Composed of single cell type
Warthins Tumor
Salivary gland benign tumor
Composed of oncocytes and lymphoid cells. Found in parotid of older men.
What are the 2 most common salivary gland malignancies?
Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma
Polymorphous Low-Grade Adenocarcinoma
Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma
Most common salivary gland malignancy
Composed of mucous and epithelial cells
Polymorphous Low-Grade Adenocarcinoma (PLGA)
Second most common salivary gland malignancy
Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma
Cribriform or swiss cheese microscopic appearance
How serious are lymphoid neoplasms?
They are all malignant because they are all below the basement membrane.
How are lymphoid neoplasms manifested in the mouth?
Through MALT tissue
Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
Very rare in oral cavity
Involves Reed-Sternberg cells (malignant B cells)
Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma
B or T cells
Burkitt’s Lymphoma
Type of non-hodgkins lymphoma B cell Tooth mobility Lip numbness Incomplete root development
Multiple Myoloma
Also called plasma cell myeloma (B cells)
Punched out RL in skull
Accumulation of amyloid proteins
Leukemia
Effects youngest pts to oldest pts in this order:
ALL>CML>AML>CLL (ALL Children Are ChiLL pneumonic)..
Either myeloid or lymphoid, acute or chronic
Symptoms are bleeding, fatigue, infection
Radicular Cyst
Also known as periapical cyst (this is an endo associated lesion)
Most common
RL at apex of non vital tooth
Encapsulated by Epithelial Rests of Malassez (ERM) from Hertwig’s Epithelial Root Sheath (HERS)
Dentigerous cyst (important stuff to know)
Most common with canines and third molars
Fluid between crown and “reduced enamel epithelium”
Mandibular periodontal cyst
Most common in mandibular premolar region
Always with a vital tooth
Gingival cyst of adult
Cyst under gingiva of mandibular premolar region
Gingival cyst of newborn
Bohn’s nodules - when on lateral palate
Epsteins’s pearls - midline palate
Origin of epithelium is rests of dental lamina
Primordial Cyst
Develops where tooth would have formed
Most common in mandibular third molar region
KCOT or OKC
Keratocystic Odontogenic Tumor
Aggressive and recurrent
Most common in posterior ascending ramus
Gorlin Syndrome = many OKCs +many BCCs (basal cell carcinomas) +calcified falx cerebri (fatal) also called nevoid basal cell carcinoma
Calcifying odontogenic cyst (COC)
Also called Gorlin Cyst
Rare
Ghost cells (RL with little calcifications in it)
Ameloblastoma
Benign but aggressive (very expansile)
Posterior mandible
Tx is bx with wide margins
What are the differential diagnoses of multilocular RL in posterior mandible?
Ameloblastoma
KCOT
CGCG
COF
CEOT
Calcifying epithelial odontogenic tumor
Also known as Pindborg Tumor
Driven Snow
Liesegang rings
AOT
Adenomatoid Odontogenic Tumor
Anterior maxilla over impacted canine
Odontogenic Myxoma
Also called myxofibroma
Slimy stroma
Honeycomb pattern in radiograph (unclear borders)
COF
Central Odontogenic Fibroma
Has two forms
Central = in bone
Peripheral = in gum tissue
Ameloblastic Fibroma
In children or teens
Posterior mandible
Odontoma
Compound = bunch of mini teeth (anterior mostly) Complex = mostly posterior (conglomerate mass)
Central Ossifying Fibroma
Composed of fibroblastic stroma with pieces that become calcified,
Two types
Central = in bone
Peripheral = in gingiva
Fibrous dysplasia
Ground glass
Periapical Cemento-osseous dysplasia
Most common in mandibular anterior teeth, and middle aged black females
Teeth are vital
Osteoblastoma
Circumscribed opaque mass of bone and osteoblasts.
What are the giant cell bone lesions or things associated with them?
CGCG Aneurysmal bone cyst Hyperparathyroidism (brown tumor) Cherubism Langerhan’s cell disease Paget’s disease
Central Giant cell granuloma
Has both fibroblasts and multinucleated giant cells
Anterior mandible
Has central and peripheral form (bone and gingiva respectively)
Aneurysmal bone cyst (ABC)
Blood soaked sponge
What lesions are found in Hyperparathyroidism?
Brown tumor (due to excess osteoclastic activity) RL lesion Von Recklinghausen’s disease of bone
Langerhans cell disease
Also called histiocytosis
Rare type of cancer
“Floating teeth”
Paget’s disease
“Cotton wool”
Acute Osteomyelitis
Most common cause is tooth infection or trauma, but it spreads to cortical bone
Very painful, high fever
Teeth are NOT loose
Chronic osteomyelitis
Diffuse
Sequestra
Garre’s osteomyelitis
Chronic osteomyelitis with “onion skin” from infected periosteum.
Condensing Osteitis
Also known as focal sclerosing osteomyelitis
Diffuse sclerosing osteomyelitis
Can lead to jaw fracture
BRONJ
From any medication that ends in “-dronate”
Tx is CHX rinse, antibiotics
Most common symptom of malignancy is…
numb lip.
Osteosarcoma
Sunburst pattern
Ewing’s sarcoma
“Round cells”
Telangiectasia definition
Red macule or papule, dilated or broken capillary.
Cleidocranial Dysplasia
Missing clavicles
Supernumerary teeth
Ectodermal dysplasia
Hypoplastic hair and nails
Missing teeth
Albergs-Schonberg disease
Also known as osteopetrosis
“Stone bone”
Amelogenesis Imperfecta
Alters enamel only
Both primary teeth and permanent teeth
Dentinogenesis imperfecta
Alters dentin only
Short roots, bell shaped crowns, obliterated pulp
Blue Sclera of eyes
Dentin Dysplasia
Chevron Pulps and short roots
Regional Odontodysplasia
“Ghost teeth”
What is an important condraindication for extraction?
head and neck radiation - but hyperbaric oxygen is beneficial for pts that are on radiation
What are the most common impacted teeth in the dentition?
Mandibular third molars>maxillary third molars>maxillary canines
What are the most commonly missing teeth?
What are the most commonly missing teeth?
Third molars>maxillary lateral incisors>mandibular 2nd premolars
What is soft tissue impaction?
The height of contour is above bone, but tooth is completely or mostly in gingiva
What is partial hard tissue impaction and full bony impaction?
Partial - height of contour is below bone level
Full - entire tooth is encased in bone
What is the winters classification system?
For impacted third molars, based on angulation
Mesioangular - easiest
Distoangular - most difficult
What is the Pell and Gregory classification?
Its for impacted mandibular third molars only
ABC (describes the height of the impacted tooth compared to occlusal plane)
123 (describes how far tooth is within the ramus)
What condition arises if a spicule of bone is left behind underneath a flap from a surgical extraction? How do you avoid this from happening?
A subperiosteal abcess, this is avoided by irrigating thoroughly after extraction.
What is the most common site for oro-antral communications? (OAC)
Maxillary first molars
What is tx if you get a sinus exposure?
If less than 2mm - nothing From 2-6mm - The 4 A’s Antibiotics Antihistamines Analgesics Afrin Nasal Spray Greater than 6mm - flap surgery for primary closure
What is another name for dry socket?
Alveolar osteitis
What is tx for alveolar osteitis?
Irrigation and local pain control (dry socket paste that has eugenol)
What is tx for nerve injury?
Medrol dosepak
In case of nerve injury, how long do we wait to see if feeling comes back before referral for evaluation?
4 weeks
Where is the most common site for a tooth to be displaced during extraction?
Maxillary first molar - sinus
Maxillary second molar - sinus
Maxillary third molar - infratemporal fossa
Mandibular third molar - submandibular space
What type of motion is the straight elevator used for in oral surgery?
Lever action
What is the instrument number for the straight elevator?
301
What type of motion is the cryer elevator used for in oral surgery?
Wheel and axle action
What is the instrument # for the malt periosteal elevator?
9
What are the universal forceps called for upper and lowers? What if you need one for premolars or primary teeth?
#150 - uppers #151 - lowers 150-A is for premolars, 150-S is for primary teeth etc…
What is the instrument # for lower cowhorns?
23
What are the ash forceps used for? What is the instrument # for them?
74 - used for lower premolars
What are the major blades used in oral surgery?
#10 - large skin incisions #11 - for stab incisions (like I&D) #12 - mucogingival surgery, curve enhances ease of access to the sulcus #15 - intra oral surgery - most common
What syringe is used in irrigation in OS? What is it used for?
Monojet syringe - to keep bone cool during surgical removal of bone
How is a bone file used?
With a pull stroke
What is an osteotome?
A bone chisel
Why do you not use air driven handpieces for oral surgery?
Air can pass through the tissue spaces and cause air emphysema, which is serious.
What are hemostats used for?
Hemostatis (clamping a vessel closed)
How is needle holder different than a hemostat?
Needle holder beak is cross-hatched
What is the primary purpose of a suture?
To immobilize a flap
What direction should a suture be placed?
From moveable tissue to non-moveable tissue
What is unique about silk material in sutures?
It has a wicking feature, which allows bacteria to invade, so its not a good thing. It should be removed after a few days.
What is an adson forcep?
Its a tissue forcep
What is a utlility forcep?
For grabbing things from your tray etc, not for tissue
What are the two different types of OS scissors and what are they used for?
Dean scissors - cutting sutures
Mayo scissors - cutting tissue
What is the initial forcep movement when performing a simple extraction?
If permanent tooth - buccal
If primary - lingual
If conical root - rotation
What is a semilunar incision and what is it used for?
A rounded incision apical to mucogingival junction used for apicoectomies
What is a double Y incision and what is it used for?
A palatal incision with a cut at the midline and two wings anterior and posterior (used for removal of palatal torus)
How much space do you need for implant placement around the following items?
Away from adjacent natural tooth adjacent implant IAN mental nerve buccal plate lingual plate inferior border of jaw sinus nasal cavity
Away from adjacent natural tooth - 1.5mm Away from adjacent implant - 3 mm Away from IAN - 2mm Away from mental nerve - 5 mm Away from buccal, lingual plate, inferior border etc… 1mm Away from sinus and nasal cavity - 1 mm
What is the difference between one stage and two stage surgery for implant placement?
One stage - place healing abutment and implant in one visit
Two stage - place implant with just a cover screw at one appt and healing abutment at second appt
How are gingival fibers oriented next to an implant cuff?
Parallel
How much peri implant bone loss is normal after the first year?
0.2mm per year
What temperatures are enough to compromise osseointegration during placement?
47 degrees celsius for one minute or 40 degrees celsius for 7 minutes.
What is the best imaging technique to visualize a jaw fracture on the mandible?
Panoramic x ray
What are the most common structures to fx in the mandible?
condyle>angle>symphysis
What is the best imaging technique to visualize a jaw fracture in the midface?
CBCT x ray
What are the 4 types of fxs in the midface?
Le Fort I - horizontal across maxilla
Le Fort II - pyrimidal fx
Le Fort III - complete craniofacial disjunction
Zygomaticomaxillary complex fx -also known as a tripod fx, involves bleeding under conjunctiva
What is ideal tx for mandibular fractures?
Open reduction and internal fixation or (ORIF) (open reduction means exposing bone surgically, internal fixation means placing titanium plates)
What is apertognathic?
Refers to anterior open bite
What is vertical maxillary excess?
Maxilla is too long, which makes a gummy smile
What is horizontal transverse discrepancy?
Posterior crossbite
What is macrogenia?
Chin too big
What are the main imaging used to tx orthognathic surgeries?
Lateral Cephs
What is le Fort osteotomy?
Move maxilla, used for retrusive maxilla or vertical maxillary excess
What is BSSO?
Move mandible, Bisagittal split osteotomy, used for retrusive or protrusive mandible. Causes nerve damage!
What is genioplasty?
Alters chin anatomy
What is distraction osteogenesis?
A way to lengthen a bone. They make a cut through the bone and then put an appliance that they will activate in one week that will pull them apart gradually to allow more bone to heal in between them
What is axis 1 pain vs axis 2 pain?
Axis one is normal pain, axis 2 is more chronic pain
What are the 4 steps of the pain pathway?
Transduction - PNS to CNS
Transmission - CNS to brain
Modulation - limitation of flow of pain info
Perception - the sum of all the other steps
What is somatic pain?
An increased stimulus will yield an increased pain. (TMJ, Muscular pain, visceral pain like pulpal pain and salivary glands)
What is Neuropathic pain?
Pain independent of stimulus intensity. Involved damage to pain pathways
What is trigeminal neuralgia?
Also called tic douloureux. Happens in post menopausal women older than 50. There is a trigger point that causes it and a refractory period in between episodes. It is unilateral. Tx is anticonvulsants
What is atypical odontalgia?
Phantom toothache after extraction or pulpectomy.
The TMJ has two spaces, the lower space and the upper space. What are these two spaces functions?
Lower joint space - rotation
Upper joint space - translation
What muscle opens the mandible?
Lateral pterygoid
What muscles close the mandible?
Medial pterygoid
Temporalis
Masseter
What is the function of the capsular ligament?
It covers the joint space
Discal or collateral ligament
Keeps disc attached to condyle
Posterior ligament
Prevents anterior disc displacement
Lateral ligament
Prevents posterior disc displacement
TMJ blood supply
MADS: Maxillary, Ascending pharyngeal, Deep auricular, Superficial Temporal
Internal Disc Displacement with reduction
- click
Internal Disc displacement without reduction -
Limited range of motion of either one side or both sides
What is deflection?
Mandible deflects to the side that is stuck
What is deviation?
Mandible deviates while opening then returns back to midline at maximum opening
What is recurrent dislocation?
Jaw is locked open due to extreme opening and requires manual manipulation to close it.
What is the most common nerve injured in TMJ surgery?
Facial nerve
What is the most common cause of masticatory pain?
Myofascial pain syndrome (has trigger points of pain in muscles)
When are biopsies indicated?
If no response to tx or it doesnt go away after 2 weeks
What is fine needle aspiration used for?
To know if fluid exists and what type of fluid it is. Often for RL lesions of bone like odontogenic cysts or ameloblastomas etc…
How big should a lesion be to do an incisional bx instead of excisional?
> 1cm, and suspect malignancy with a narrow deep wedge incision
What type of incision is used for excisional bx?
Ellipitical
How do you store a bx?
In 10% formalin with a biohazard label
What is enucleation?
Surgical removal of mass without cutting into or rupturing it
What is marsupialization?
Cut a slit into an abcess and suture it open so it can drain.
What acronymn is used to tell you what to do for a medical emergency?
SPORT: Stop tx, Position Pt, Oxygen (most of the time), Reassure, Take Vitals
What is most common medical emergency to happen in a dental office?
Syncope
What is vasovagal syncope?
Needle anxiety fainting
What is Trendelenburg?
It is a supine position with head is lower than their feet. A good tx for syncope.
If pt is pregnant and has syncope, what is tx?
Use left lateral decubitus pt, which is laying on left side, so fetus doesn’t compress inferior vena cava.
What is orthostatic hypotension?
Second most common cause of syncope, dizziness when quickly standing up.
When is angina unstable?
When pain is at rest
What is tx for angina?
ONA: Oxygen, Nitroglycerine, Aspirin
How much nitroglycerine do you give when a pt has angina?
0.4 mg tab sublingual wait 5 minutes. If symptoms dont go away, do it again (up to three doses) then give aspirin and call 911.
What is tx for MI?
MONA: Morphine, Oxygen, Nitroglycerine, Aspirin
How to manage hypoglycemia if pt is unconscious?
IV dextrose or IM glucagon
When do you not give oxygen to a pt during an emergency?
If pt is hyperventilating, use a brown paper bag instead.
What can a stroke be caused by?
Hyponatremia
What is difference between CVA and TIA?
TIA is mini stroke
CVA is full stroke
What is tx for anyphylactic shock?
AEIOU: Albuterol, Epinephrine (.3 mg dose), IM antihistamine, Oxygen, U call 911
When would you need a CBC from a patient?
Anemia, leukopenia, thrombocytopenia
When would you need a PT from a patient?
If they are on anticoagulants, have liver damage, or vitamin K deficiency
When would you need a bleeding time test on a patient?
If pt is on an anti platelet drug like aspirin
When would you need an INR from a patient?
If they are on Warfarin or Coumadin (should be between 2-3)
When would you need a PTT on a patient?
If pt is on Heparin, on renal dialysis, or has hemophilia
What are the herbal anticoagulants?
Garlic, Ginger, Ginko, Ginseng
What is the ideal crown to root ratio? What is a poor crown to root ratio? What is minimum crown to root ratio?
Ideal: 2:3
Minimum 1:1
Poor: 1:2
When is splinting a good idea in fixed prosthodontics?
- When replacing a canine, central and lateral should be splinted together to prevent lateral drifting of bridge.
- When crown to root ratio of abutment tooth is insufficient.
What is the ideal root shape for a bridge?
Anything NOT straight conical and round.
When is a complete maxillary denture contraindicated?
When only mandibular anterior teeth are present
How many implants in maxilla or mandible for overdenture is common?
Mandible - 2
Maxilla - 4
What is the biggest negative to cement-retained implants?
Excess cement can cause peri-implantitis
What is the biggest negative to screw-retained implants?
Screw can loosen during function over time
What is the real name for alginate?
Irreversible Hydrocolloid