Oral Pheripheral Exam Flashcards

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1
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What is an oral peripheral exam?

A

Examinations of facial structures affecting speech production

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2
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Why do we perform oral peripheral exams?

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To determine if problems exist in structure or function of speech mechanism

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3
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5 equipment for op exam

A
Flashlight 
Tongue depressor
Gloves
Stop watch 
Cotton gauze pads
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4
Q

What are you looking for when examining the face?

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Symmetry 
Looking for drooping of eye or mouth
Jaw size 
Abnormal facial movements 
Mouth breathing
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5
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What do you have client do when examining the face?

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Have them move eyes and mouth and watch for deviations

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What are you looking for when examining the lips?

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Note appearance

Drooping, extra tissue, rest position, drooling, scarring

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7
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What do you have patient do when examining lips?

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Look at mobility and ROM (smile/pucker)
Ability to pressurize without losing air out of nose
DDK’s
Rates of pa-pa

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8
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How many deciduous teeth?

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  1. 4 incisors
    2 canines
    4 molars
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9
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How many permanent teeth?

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32
4 incisors
2 canines 
4 premolars
6 molars
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10
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When to first deciduous teeth appear?

A

About 7 months

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11
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When do baby teeth usual all come in ?

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Age 2

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12
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When do permanent teeth appear? And when to they last erupt?

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6 or 7 years old

17 to 21 years old

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13
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What is neutrocclusion?

A

The upper and lower dental arches are in normal occlusion

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14
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What is distocclusion?

A

Class II

The mandible is too far back in relation to the maxilla

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15
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What is mesiocclusion?

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Class 3

The mandible is is too far foward in relation to maxilla

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16
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Define labioversion

A

Tooth is displaced toward lip

17
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What is buccoversion?

A

Tooth is displaced toward the cheek

18
Q

Define linguaversion

A

Tooth is displaced toward the tongue

19
Q

Define supernumerary

A

Extra teeth

20
Q

Name 4 times of frontal occlusion

A

Open bit
Over jet
Close bit
Cross bit

21
Q

What do you have clients do when examining the tongue?

A

Look for mobility
Strength
Check ankyloglossia
DDK’s

22
Q

What to you look for when examining the hard palate

A

Coloration at midline
Note height and width
Look for repaired clefts, fistula, or fissures

23
Q

What is the bony bump on. Hard palate

A

Torus palatines

24
Q

What is a signal of submucus cleft palate?

A

Brigid uvula

25
Q

What to you look for when examining the soft palate?

A

Note coloration.condition, symmetry and length of soft palate

Note condition of uvula

Note repaired cleft, or surgical removed portions or prostheses

Note symmetry, movement, and length of velum

26
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What do you have client do when examining soft palate?

A

Listen to voice for hyper/hyponasality

Listen to sign of nasal emission

27
Q

What is the oral peripheral development of 0-3 year old

A

Still developing at the time. It’s a wide range.

28
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What is the oral peripheral development of 3-8 year old?

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Gradual refined motor skills. Ora motor skills are in control by age 11

29
Q

What is tongue thrust?

A

AKA Reverse swallow or immature swallow

Tongue exerts and amount of pressure on the teeth upon swallowing. Infant to this but by 6 age, children to change to normal swallow patterns

30
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What causes tongue thrust?

A

Thumb sucking
Hereditary
Delay or interruption in the oral maturational process

31
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Symptoms of tongue thrust (7)

A
Liquid spilling between teeth 
Facial grimace when swallowing 
Mouth breathing
Open bite 
Difficulty with /s/ and /z/
Forward tongue position at rest
Lip puckering/licking before swallowing
32
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Effects of tongue thrust

A

Irregular positions of teeth

Difficulty with certain sounds

33
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How to correct tongue thrust?

A

Train child to put tongue on the alveolar ridge instead of teeth

Refer to orthodontist

Focus on oral motor exercised to strengthen lips, tongue, and jaw

34
Q

4 appliances to correct tongue thrust

A

Cages
Cement spikes behind teeth
Removable plastic appliances
Slp work