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Nose, Mouth, and Throat Flashcards

1
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Children develop all 20 deciduous teeth by age

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2.5

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2
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Deciduous teeth are lost beginning

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at 6 years— 12 years of age

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3
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Nasal hairs in aging adult

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grow stiffer and coarser and may not filter air as well. Portrude, may cause itching and sneezing

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4
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Taste in older adult

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80% reduction in taste functioning due to a loss of taste buds, decrease in salivary secretion, and decrease in olfactory nerve fibers

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5
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What increases risk for infections and malignant lesions in the oral cavity of the aging adult?

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Atrophic tissues that ulcerate easily.

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6
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Dental changes with aging

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Tooth surface is abraded
Gums recede
Teeth erode at the gum line
V shape cavity forms around the neck of the tooth, exposing the nerve and making the tooth hypersensitive
Tooth loss may occur due to osteoporosis
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7
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Malocclusion

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Drifting of teeth after tooth loss

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8
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Chewing with maloccluding teeth causes…

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  1. further tooth loss
  2. muscle imbalance from out of line maxilla and mandible, which causes muscle spasms
  3. stress on the TMJ which causes osteoarthritis, pain, and difficulty opening mouth
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9
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saliva production in the aging adult

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decreases

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10
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Absence of teeth and trouble with mastication in the aging adult causes nutritional deficit for

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protein, vitamins, and minerals

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11
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Nasal flaring in infant indicates

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respiratory distress

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12
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What causes a deviated septum?

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trauma

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13
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Sense of smell diminishes with

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cigarette smoing
chronic allergies
aging

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14
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GAS pharyngitis (strep throat) most likely with

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fever over 100.4
absence of cough
tonsillar exudates
cervical adenopathy

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15
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dysphagia occurs with

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pharyngiitis
GERD
stroke/neuroglogical disease
esophageal cancer

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16
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Chronic tobacco use causes what dental issues?

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Toot loss
Coronal and Root caries
Periodontal disease

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17
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Additional subjective NMT questions for aging adult

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  1. Dryness? Medications?
  2. Lost any teeth? Can you chew all types of food?
  3. Are you able to care for your own teeth/dentures?
  4. Have you noticed a change in your sense of taste or smell?
18
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With URI nasal mucosa is…

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swollen and bright red

19
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With chronic allergy nasal mucosa is…

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swollen, boggy, pale, and gray

20
Q

Nasal polyps are

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smooth, pale gray, avascular, mobile, and nontender

21
Q

cherry red lips indicate

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carbon monoxide poisoning, acidosis from aspirin poisoning, or ketoacidosis

22
Q

Chelitis (perleche)

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cracking at the corners of the mouth

23
Q

dark line on gingival margins occurs with

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lead and bismuth poisoning

24
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enlarged tongue occurs with

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mental retardation
hypothyroidism
acromegaly

25
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small tongue occurs with

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malnutrition

26
Q

Oral malignancies are most likely to develop

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In the U shaped area under the tongue behind the teeth

27
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yellowing in the aging adult’s teeth occurs due to

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dentin visible through worn enamel

28
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The aging adult’s incisors may have vertical cracks due to

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A lifetime of exposure to extreme temperatures

29
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leukoedema

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benign, milky, bluish-white, opaque area more common in blacks and East Indians, always bilateral

30
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Fordyce granules

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small, isolated white or yellow papules on the mucosa of the cheek, tongue, and lips- painless and not significant

31
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leukoplakia

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chalky white raised patch, abnormal

32
Q

White membrane over the tonsils occurs in

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mononucleosis, leukemia, diptheria

33
Q

Fine tremor of the tongue occurs in

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hyperthyroidism

34
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coarse tremor of the tongue in

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cerebral palsy

alcoholism

35
Q

foul fetid halitosis

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dental or respiratory infection

36
Q

ammonia halitosis

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uremia

37
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musty halitosis

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liver disease

38
Q

Which sinuses can be palpated?

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frontal and maxillary

39
Q

The aging adult’s buccal mucosa looks

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thinned and shiny

40
Q

Health risks of smokeless tobacco include

A 
cancers
MI and stroke
dental decay
hypertension
decreased sperm, sterility
41
Q

Early signs of oral cancer include

A 
sore throat that does not seem to heal
smooth, leathery white patch or lump
prolonged sore throat or feeling that something is in the throat
difficulty chewing
restricted movement of the tongue or jaw

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