mock revision Flashcards
What are Intrinsic Sugars?
Natural sugars found in foods that are low in acid and are seen as harmless to the teeth.
E.G
Intrinsic Sugars such as fructose in fruits &
Milk Extrinsic Sugars which are found in lactose.
What is the neutral pH level maintained in the mouth by the saliva?
pH7
What is Hepatitis B?
An inflammation of the liver caused by a virus.
Where can Hepatitis B, be found?
In bodily fluids such as the blood, saliva breast milk.
What is Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)?
A virus that damages the cells in your immune system and weakens your ability to fight everyday infections and disease.
What syndrome do HIV carriers eventually go on to develop?
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
What is Hepatitis C?
Similar virus to Hep B, but much more fatal and there is no current vaccination against Hep C.
What Is Herpes Simplex Type 1?
A viral infection affecting particularly the lips of the sufferer
which of the foramina is feature of the mandible
MF
Mandibular foramen
Which medical emergency may require adrenaline?
AS
Anaphylactic Shock
The 5th cranial nerve is the trigeminal nerve and supplies the majority of the oral cavity. A branch of the mandibular division runs from the inner surface of the ramus, of the mandible and then over the external oblique ridge to supply the surrounding gingiva.
What is the name of this branch?
The Long Buccal Nerve
A patient attends surgery for an extraction of the upper right lateral incisor which is palatially placed and periodontally involved. The Dentist must anaesthetise which pair of the nerves?
A&NP N
The Anterior and Nasopalatine Nerve
The Dentist asks you to give a patient glucagon.
Which medical emergency is the patient experiencing?
DH
Diabetic Hypoglycaemia
The Dentist asks you to give a patient Diazepam.
Which medical emergency is the patient experiencing?
GM
Grand Mal
What is the Midazolam drug commonly used for in dentistry?
S
Sedation
