Oral conditions Flashcards
What is xerstomia
Dry mouth
Xerostomia management
Water
Sugar free gum
Sprays n pastilles
High fluoride toothpaste
Reduce sodium laurel sulphate
Candidiasis fungus causes what
Trush
Angular cheilitos corners
Stomatitis patches
What is Wickham straie
White stripes lichen planus
White patch that can’t be moved
Leukoplakia
Non healing ulcer with raised borders can be what?
Oral cancer
Where does cancer caused by hpv manifest
Oropharynx base of tongue n back of throat
Red patches that can’t be diagnosed as anything else?
Erytroplakia
What does calcium hydroxyapetite turn into with fluoride use?
Calcium flourapetite
Optimum fluoride in water
1ppm
What is the most common oral cancer
Squamous cell carcinoma 90%
Normal toothpaste concentration
1350 ppm - 1500ppm
Forms of fluoride are
Systemic- water,supplements
Topical-toothpaste
0-3 years fluoride
As soon as erupt no less than 1000ppm
3-6 years fluoride
Pea size more than 1000ppm
3-6 years fluoride varnish
Twice per year
0-6 high risk pts fluoride
1350-1500ppm + 2 fluoride varnish per year
7 plus fluoride
1350 ppm-1500 ppm
2×/Yr fl varnish
Adult high risk patients fluoride
2800-5000 ppm
Fl var 2x/more per year
Fluorosis
Mottled white spots or brown/yellow spots
Oral hygiene index
1960 green, vermillion
2 indices- debris and calculus
Does not include 3rd molars/PE teeth
Plaque index
Sinless & Loe 1964
Amount of plaque %
Gingival index
Silnes and love 1963
Severity of gingivitis
BPE
Cpitn probe who probe bpe probe
Highest in quadrant is recorded
DMF/DMFT
Incidence of caries in a given population.
Applied to surfaces- DMFS
What are the levels of prevention
Primary- true prevention before disease begins:
Diet advice
Dental visits egs. Water fluoridation
Secondary- during early disease visits and tx prevent further disease.
Ex. Tooth mousse, cons etc.
Tertiary- later stage of disease, how to care for items ex. Denture
