MSA 2016 Flashcards
5 factor categories that can cause candidsis
physiological
trauma
haematological
iatrogenic
endocrinological
physiological factors for oral candidosis
pregnancy
age
saliva flow
trauma factors for candidosis
cellular immunodeficiency
neutropenia
iatrogenic factors for oral candidosis
antibiotics
catheters
surgery
endocrinological factors for candidosis
diabetes
addison disease
organisms that causes candidosis
and 3 virulence factors of it
candida albicans
hyphe, adhesins, hydrolytic enzymes
4 key stages of biolfilm formation
adhesion
colonisation
accumulation to form complex commuity
dispersal
how would you test for candida albicans and suggest a lab identification method
take a swab and culture the swab content’s on Sobouraud’s Agar and if present candida will present as white creamy colonies
lab testing - germ tube formation
PCR
example azole and mechanism
fluconazole
work by indirectly targeting th ergosterol in the fungi cell wall by interrupting the activity of the enzyme that produces it - 14 alpha demethylase
FUNGISTATIC
example polyene antifungal and mechanism of action
nystatin
directly target the ergosterol and cause perforation and leakage of intracellular contents
FUNGICIDAL
higher virulence but less well tolerated
example echinocandins and action
micafungin
FUNGICIDAL
3 classess of antifungals
azoles
polyenes
echinocandins
2 year with caries in all upper incisors and 6s
pattern of caries here
nursing bottle/early childhood caries
explain pattern and distribution of decay in nursing bottle/early childhood caries
why are some teeth not in the pattern?
lower incisors are spared from decay as they are physically protected by the nursing position of the child’s tongue - the artifical nipple of bottle rests against the palate, while tongue is extended over the lower incisors
maxillary incisors - 1st to experience the cariogenic challenge and suffer the longest cariogenic attack because of early eruption
if habit continues, other teeth (mandibular canines and all 6s) will be subjected to the cariogenic challenge in sequence of eruption
5 causes of nursing bottle/early childhood caries
- no brushing of teeth - minimal fluride exposure
- child put to bed with a bottle thus allowing prolonged exposure of the baby’s teeth to cariogenic sugars
- as a result of inappropriate use of feeding bottles and cups (contents sugar)
- prolonged breastfeeding
- baby may not swallow all milk or contents of bottle and therefore remnants can swirl around the oral cavity for prolonged timeframes
fluoride regime for 2 year old with high caries risk in dental setting
- 0.25ml F varnish (5%) - 22600ppm applied twice a year in the dental setting
- Fluoride toothpaste 1000ppm - smear on toothbrush
4 brushing instructions for high caries risk 2 year old
- 2-3 times a day
- spit don’t rinse
- assisted brushing until age of 7
- fluoride toothpaste of 1000ppm
ED# in 8 year old boy
most important emergency tx
aim to retain vitality of any damaged or displaced tooth by protecting exposed dentine by means of an adhesive dentine bandage
9 signs/symptoms to track progression of trauma (things on trauma stamp)
- sinus
- colour
- mobility
- displacement
- TTP
- percussion note
- sensibility testing
- thermal testing
- radiographs
4 radiographic signs of non-vital tooth
peri-apical radiolucency
internal inflammatory resorption
external inflammatory resorption
ankylosis
child who has history of trauma is continuing to play active contact sports (rugby) what should you do
provide him with a mouthguard
5 signs digit sucking habit
proclined upper incisors
retroclined lower incisors
anterior open bite or incomplete open bite
unilateral posterior cross bite
narrowed upper arch
how does thumb sucking affect posterior dentition
pt thumb and digits are positioned in the mouth in such a way that they result in the mandible to drop open
- this cause the pt’s tongue to be held and occupied in a lower position that what is deemed normal
sucking action initiaited by the muscular forces in the cheek’s narrows the maxillary arch - causing posterior cross bite
4 methods of preventing/stopping a digit sucking habit
- behaviour management therapy (positive reinforcement)
- plasters, gloves or bitter flavoured agents applied to digits to make habit less satisfying
- URA with a rake
- habit reversal - do another activity when urge to suck arises

