MI Preventative and Operative Flashcards
Why didn’t early hunter gatherers have a large presence of dental caries?
Due to the fact that hunter gatherers did not have a source of simple carbohydrates. This means that cariogenic bacteria were unable to develop, as cariogenic bacteria feast on simple carbohydrates.
What are the steps to radio-graph assessment?
- Exposure
- Detector orientation
- Horizontal detector positioning
- Vertical detector positioning
- Horizontal beam angulation
- Vertical beam angulation
- Central beam position
- Colimator rotation
- Sharpness
- Overall diagnostic value
What are the steps to gingival assessment?
C - colour
C - contour
C - consistency
T - texture
E - exudate
What is the difference between sign and symptom?
Symptom - are reported by the patients
Signs - are detected by the physician
What are the steps to ILA?
- Patient
- CC
- MHx
- SHx
- DHx
- Exam
What is TRIM?
TRIM is an acronomy for:
Timing
Relevance
Involvment
Method
What is differential diagnosis?
It is a process where a physician is able to assign probability of one illness in comparison to others accounting for patients sympotms.
What is a white spot lesion?
A white spot lesion is an incipient caries lesion, it has a dull opaque chalky appearance and occurs due to demineralisation of enamel caused by cariogenic bacteria
What is the pathogenesis of caries?
- Cariogenic bacteria requires simple sugars for anaerobic respiration
- Glucose is processed through glycolysis in the cariogenic bacteria
- Glucose is converted into 2 pyruvate
- In order to than convert NADH electron carrier into NAD+, pyruvate is converted into lactic acid
- Lactic acid accumulates in the cariogenic bacteria and is released into the oral environemnt
- Lactic acid has pH of about 2.35 which is slower than the critical pH of hydroxyapatite which means Lactic acids is able to cause dissociation of hydroxyal groups in hydroxyapatite which leads to demineralisation of the enamel
How can we remineralise a tooth?
In presence of Calcium, Phopshate and/or Fluoride in the biofilm or in salivary pool, if pH of above 4.5 is restored the tooth would be immediatley remineralised
What is the significance of dental pelicle?
It is able to provide some protection to the enamel. It also allows for binding of bacteria to the surface of the tooth
Why is fluoride so effective?
- It is able to stop cariogenic bacteria metabolism
- Drive remin
- Create fluoride salivary pool
Why are incipient carious lesion look so much opaque?
Due to increased porosity. Increased posicity of enamel traps water which has a different refractive index which makes it look more dull
Why is calcium still needed for fluoride incorpiration?
Fluoroapatite still needs calcium and phosphate
How would you describe WSL
L - location
C - colour
T - texture
C - contour
What is stephan’s curve?
It is a graph that shows what happens with oral pH after sugar consumption
How is calculus formed?
- Acid attack occurs
- Statherin releases Ca
- Excess calcium is able to percipitate on the biofilm as it can be used as an epitatic agent
What are the steps of rubber dam critique?
- Dam preperation (hole positionin, punching)
- Clamp selection (choice, gingival trauma, retention)
- Clamp placement (gingival trauma)
- Dam placement (alignment of dam)
- Frame placement (positioning of frame)
- Dam finish (isolation of appropriate teeht, moistture control)
- Dam removal
What is an ecological niche?
It is space where some organisms are able to thrive in, such are present in oral environment on tooth surfaces, calculus
How did the demin/remin system develop?
Due to an acidic diet of hunter gatherers, buffering to accommodate for it.
How can we describe teeth?
We can describe teeth as a mechanically functional unit of the mouth.
Why do we have protein and moisture in between the enamel rods and the dentine?
Because protein and moisture between enamel rods and dentine create good physical properties. These properties are resistance to compressive and tensile stresses which occur during mastication.
What are dentinal tubules?
They are spaces that project from pulp and through the dentine. They are comprised of intertubular dentine which is a mineralised collagen matrix and intratubular dentine which has small hydroxyapatite crystals.
What type of fluid flow from the pulp?
The fluid that is saturated with calcium, phosphate and other materials. These materials could be used for deposition of minerals.
What are the major salivary glands?
Parotid (serous), Submandibular (mixed) sublingual (mixed).
Where are the Von Ebners glands located?
Circumvallate papillae and they are serous.
What are some of the functions of saliva as a lubricant?
It reduces wear and allows for swallowing.
What are the functions of the salivary proteins and dissolved materials?
- Acid neutralisation
- Promotion of remineralisation
- Creation of pellicle
- Antibacterial properties
What is a climax community?
It is a stable but still dynamic community of biofilm on the tooth surface
What type of buffer does stimulated saliva?
Bicarbonate
What type of buffer is in unstimulated saliva?
Phosphate
In what conditions can enamel remineralise?
In super saturated conditions of the close system
What do impurities do to enamel?
Impurities make enamel weaker
What is the sialo-microbial-dental complex?
They are interaction between saliva, biofilm and tooth.
What can change the balance of the oral environment?
- More refined, softer foods
- Refined CHO
- Increase in fermentation
What occurs during acidification of biofilm?
- “Good bacteria” is lost
- Selection for acidogenis and aciduric micro-organism occurs
- Resting pH = becomes more acidic
Why do sub-surface lesions looks so frosty?
Due to higher amount of water in porosities created during demineralisation – the lesion seems white in appearance.
Why is erosion so effective?
Because it occurs in an open system, where acid is able to remove the minerals used for remineralisation entirely
What is the diffenrence between intrinsic/extrinsic acids and plaque acid?
Plaque acid is less strong than intrinsic/extrinsic acids, thus take longer to effect enamel
What are the biochemical interaction that cause caries?
- Acidification of biofilm
- This leads to drop in pH below the critical pH
- Dissosiation of the appetites of the enamel occurs
- Process can be reversed if the biofilm is removed and acidity is neutralised due to ‘closed system’
- IF process is not stopped the carries will progress into the dentine
- When the caries is well into the dentine the process can not be reversed
- This leads to destruction of structure of the tooth, and when force is placed on that area, it cavitates
What are the biochemical interactions that cause erosion?
- Intrinsic/extrinsic acids are able to change the pH in the oral cavity
- The pH drops below the critical pH, which removes biofilm and effects the apatites of the tooth
- This causes the dissociation of appetites
- Super saturated conditions for remineralisation are removed due to ‘open system’
- Result - scooped shiny apperance
What is infected dentine?
It is a demineralised & stained dentine with denatures collagen framework. Bacteria is usually present in that dentine.
What is affected dentine?
It is dentine just below the infected dentine. The peritubular and intertubular dentine is demineralised but the collagen framework is still intact. It is transparent in appearance and usually has no bacteria.
Summarise the factors that show that the patient is not at risk of caries.
- High biodiversity in the biofilm
- Low amount of acidogenic & aciduric bacteria
- High numbers of Alkali producing bacteria
- High resting pH of biofilm
Summarise the factors that show that the patient is at risk of caries.
- Decrease in biodiversity of biofilm
- Proliferation of acidogenic and aciduric bacteria
- Reduction of Alkali producing bacteria
- Resting pH of biofilm is reduced
What does it mean to have a healthy oral environment?
Having a healthy oral environment means having a balanced oral environment through both mineral maintenance as well as disease protection with use of sialo-microbial-dental complex.
How can the biofilm change?
When simple carbohydrates are introduced, the biofilm becomes more acidic.
How can saliva change?
Salivary flow could change due to systemic diseases, use of medications, certain lifestyle choices like smoking or as a result of treatment like chemotherapy or radiation therapy.
How can you tell if biofilm is cariogenic?
- White spot lesions in self cleansing areas (could also indicate poor saliva quality)
- Interproximal caries
- Cavitated carious lesions
- Any new restorations
- VIsual appearance
- Cariogenic diet
What can be used to test the quality of saliva?
The best test to use to measure the quality of saliva is the Saliva Check Buffer (GC International test)
Quality of saliva can eb also be assessed visually – for example dry/cracked lips could be an indication of dehydration (low salivary flow).
What is the main driver of caries?
Lifestyle changes
What are the mechanism of action of fluoride?
- Enhancing remin
- Inhibitng demin
- Anti-microbial at high concentration
- Intra-oral fluoride reservoir
What is the mode of action of APF?
It is able to use it’s acidity to dissolve hydroxyapatite and use calcium for creation of fluorapatite – this is great for xerostomic conditions.
How does fluoride reservoir help during acid attacks?
When acid attacks occur, the salivary proteins that hold calcium are broken down. Thus if there is a fluoride reservoir – when calcium is freed from the protein, fluorapatite can be formed.
What is the mode of action of CPP-ACP?
Calcium is intact with a CPP and is able to penetrate deep into the caries lesion and release calcium for remin due to acidity produced by cariogenic bacteria
What is a good way to change the ecology of biofilm?
Chlorhexidine mouth rinse.
What are the three steps to re-establish a healthy oral health environment?
- Change the ecology of the biofilm
- Improve the saliva
- Remove cause and re-establish new biofilm
Who is involved in treatment planning?
Patient and dentist work collectively to develop a plan that satisfies the patient’s needs.
What do we need to explain to a patient?
- Their oral health status
- Waht will happen if nothing is done
- Treatment options
- What patient is required to do
- IF they want to proceed
What info do we need for treatment planning?
Full examination, with all histories and potential extra test like bitewing radiographs
What are the basic principles of Soft tissue health & preventative treatment?
Focus on hygiene instructions and removal of plaque and stains. Could potentially make a diet diary
What are the general principles of GV Black operative dentistry?
The GV Black Principles are essentially that a larger cavity is able to provide enough mechanical retention in order to keep an amalgam feeling intact. It is taught internationally and patients still walk around with GV Black Style restorations.
What are the steps of GV black cavity preparation?
- Access
- Outline
- Resistance
- Retention form
- Convenience Form
- Remove the rest of the carious dentine
- Cavity cleaning
Why is GV not as advantageous?
Because it requires a removal of a large amount of healthy structure thus it is not ideal for a long term prognosis of the tooth.
What is the difference between GV Black and MI philosophies?
In GV Black – we restore all lesions, in MI – we can arrest some.
Which GV Black operative concepts are still apply to modern dentistry?
The concept of restoration, use of certain materials like amalgams, the shape of the cavity used for mechanical retention, removal of cariogenic bacteria, instrumentation.
What is the significance of the infected dentine?
The infected dentine is the dentine that has a colony of bacteria residing in it.
What is the significance of MI philosophy that relates to the histology of the tooth?
MI philosophy indicates that maximum amount of tooth structure and affected dentine can remain intact IF infected dentine is removed and affected dentine is sealed.
What are some of the cavity terminology?
a. Cavosurface angle
b. Wall
c. Pulpal wall
d. Axial wall
e. Gingival wall
f. Line angle
What is the Class I cavity in the GV Black principal?
They are cavities beginning in pit and fissures – all fissure system needs to be removed.
What is the Class II cavity in the GV Black Principal?
Cavities in the proximal surfaces of the premolars and molars
What is the Class III cavity in the GV Black Principals?
Cavities in the proximal surfaces of premolars and molars (MO, DO, MOD)
What is the Cass IV cavity in the GV Black Principals?
Cavities in the proximal surfaces of incisors and canines involving the incisal edge
What is the Class V cavity in the GV Black Principals?
Cavities in the gingival third of the labial, buccal and lingual surfaces
What is Site 1?
Pits, fissures and enamel defects on occlusal surfaces of posterior teeth and cingulum and other smooth surfaces of the interiors
What is Site 2?
Approximal surfaces in relation to areas in contact with adjacent teeth
What is Site 3?
The cervical one-third of the crown, or following gingival recession, the exposed root
What are the 5 different sizes of caries?
Size 0 – can remineralise
Size 1 – minimal cavitation
Size 2 – moderate involvement of dentine
Size 3 – Lesion large
Size 4 – Extensive caries or bulk loss of tooth structure
What type of restoration are there?
Direct and indirect
What are the desired properties of resin composites ?
- Aesthetics
- Handling properties
- Biocompatibility
- Protect tooth bioactive
- Function
- Longevity
- Radiopacity
Where would we use resin composites?
- Aesthetics
- Toothstructure to bond
- Strengthen tooth structure
- Blood and moisture can be controlled
- Where occlusal loads are not sever
What is the basic composition of composites?
Synthetic Organic resin (which is a viscous liquid) that is bonded to inorganic filler particles with a silane coupling agent made to set or light cured.
What is organic matrix of resin out of?
Bis-GMA – very viscous thus needs to me mixed in with diluters like TEGDMA
What is the inorganic filler?
They are particles that binded to organic resin matrix by coupling agent (silane). Could be crushed glass, quartz, ceramic, amorphous silica or hybrid
What are the initiators and inhibitors?
They are chemicals that regulate the setting of the resin – working time mediators
What particles may give resin radiopacity?
Barium or Strontium
What is a polymerisation reaction?
When monomers use their structural units to form polymers – causes shrinkage.
How can we classify resin composites?
- Composition
- Method of cure
- Handling properties
What happens when filler weight is increased?
The physical properties of the material increases. May cause chipping during polishing and stain uptake.
What are the methods of cure for resin composites?
- 2-paste system
- Light cure – wavelength is perfect (blue light)