Module 16 Wk1 Flashcards
(Small Animal Foundation Dentistry)
What should you inspect and palpate on a conscious head exam?
- Facial symmetry
- Masticatory muscles
- Salivary gland/lymph node
- Ptyalism
- Facial swelling
what is Ptyalism? what could it be due too?
It is excessive salivary secretions
Could be due to pain/toxicity/nausea
What is the most probable diagnosis for facial swelling under the eye?
Tooth abscess
What should you be looking for on an oral examiniation?
- occlusion
- soft tissue
- hard tissue
- TMJ
Whats the most common issue with the TMJ?
Arthristis in dogs and trauma in cats
On an unconscious oral exam what should you be examining extraorally?
- Lymph nodes
- Masticatory muscles
What are the 4 masticatory muscles? and there function pookie
- Temporalis - closes mouth
- Masseter - closes mouth
- Digasticus - opens mouth
- Pterygoids - closes mouth
T/F masseter is the biggest muscle in mouth?
false its temporalis
What are the names of the salivary glands that you should examine in an unconscious oral exam?
parotid
zygomatic
sublingual
What is the invasive papillae and where is it loacted?
It is located behind the incisors.
It connects the mouth and nose stright to the brain. So indicates to the dog if something is okay to be eaten or not
What is the caruncula and where is it located?
It is located at the base of the tongue and is where the submandibular salivary gland empties into the mouth and also connects the tongue to the base of the mouth
What is the most common dental disease in cats?
Periodontal disease and tooth resorption
What are SA paediatric patient dental diseases?
Hypo/hyperdontia
malocclusion
cleft lip/cleft palate
feline juvenile gingivitis
enamel defects
What is the normal dentition in dogs?
3142/3143
What can unerruption of a tooth cause?
a cyst
Should you perform surgery on a grade 1 malocclusion?
No, if the animal is not in pain, there is no need.
What is grade 2 malocclusion?
Discrepancy between upper and lower jaws
What does grade 3 malocclusion look like?
It is were the lower jaw is longer than the upper one
What can gingivitis be triggered by?
The eruption of the permanent dentition
What can juvinile gingivitis be assoc with?
Juvenile periodontal disease, is very painful and should be referred.
What systemic diseases may cause enamal defects?
viral infection, distemper and nutritional problems.
What is gingivitis?
The inflammation of the gums but it is reversible
How is periodontitis a step past periodontal disease?
As it involves damage to the bone and the ligament and its irreversible after bone destruction
What is loss of mandibular bone a sign of?
advanced periodontal disease
What is tooth resorption? and what is the most common tooth to be affected?
This is where the tooth is resorbed and mandibular PM3
Discuss tooth resorption type 1 and how it is treated
Tooth resorption type 1 is associated with periodontal disease and is associated with the crown and is a round lesion triggered by inflammation. Type 1 is treated via extraction.
Discuss tooth resorption type 2
Type two is idiopathic (no clue why it happens) -it occurs everywhere around the tooth and is the most commonly diagnosed via x-ray. Type 2 depends on the grade.
What is type 3 tooth resorption?
Type 3 is a combination of type 2 and type 1
T/F a microline fracture in a tooth is abnormal?
False - it is infact normal
what do you want to do when there is an enamal fracture?
x-ray it
what parts of the tooth are involved in an uncomplicated crown fracture?
enamel and dentine