Oral Surgery Modules 1-3 Flashcards
What asepsis?
It is the exclusion of microorganisms from the wound. Through draping isolation and no touch technique as well regulation of host bacteria through topical prophylaxis using CHx.
What are the two sources of microrganisms in a wound?
Foreign or host
What are the techniques that are used in surgery to achieve asepsis?
1.No touch – do not touch the instruments that may go into the patients mouth
2.Sterilisation of instruments
When would we use GA?
1.Lengthy or difficult operations
2.Acute infection in the area that may denature LA
3.Young children or very nervous patients
What are the contraindications for GA?
1.Inadequate facilities
2.Medical issues such as respiratory disease
What are the 6 areas of concern that may occur in a medically compromised patient generally?
1.Stability – is their health easily made worse? - think coronary disease or asthma
2.Co-operation – think physical and behavioural co-operation – think epilepsy or pregnancy
3.Bleeding
4.Healing
5.Bacteremia – infective endocarditis
6.Drug interaction
How do we manage a patient with coronary disease?
1.Short appointments
2.Pain control
3.Maybe it is better to treatment with supervision of trained hospital staff or hospital
4.Be trained to resuscitate
How do we manage a patient with asthma?
1.Know the type of asthma the patient might have
2.Know the triggers of their condition
3.Consider hospitalisation for general anaesthetic
How do we manage a patient with epilepsy?
1.Know their medication and frequency of attacks
2.Use mouth prop of rubber stopper
3.Remove all the instruments and support the patient while they having an epileptic attack
4.DO NOT ALLOW THEM TO LEAVE BEFORE THEY RECOVER put them in lateral recovery position
How do we manage patient who might be pregnant?
1.Posture – lying flat may cause interference of venus return through baby pressing on vena ceva.
2.Mid-trimester – best time for treatment - reduces the probability of teratology
3.Consider postponing treatment until the patient delivers a baby. The only time you can do it is in emergency.
What are the two major medical areas that may cause problems with bleeding?
1.Anticoagulats – INR – 4.5 or above is internal bleeding (send to GP) – 2-4 can perform surgery with local measures - less then 1 is sub-therapeutic amount of warfarin (send to GP) - remember aspirin still exist but it is not as potent, local measure are sufficient, for major surgery can stop aspirin for 10 days.
2.Liver disease – hepatitis – may lower the number of coagulation factors created by the liver
What are the two most common conditions that may impare healing?
1.Steroid use – Addisonian crisis – steroids naturally might not be generated thus need to increase the amount of steroids - diseases such as leukemia might cause a patient to be on steroids
2.Diabetes – determine what type they are and what is there BGL or HbA1C
What is the standard dose of antibiotic prophylaxis for infective endocarditis?
2mg Amoxycillin orally 1 hour preoperativley
Or
600 mg Clindamycin orally 1-2 hours preoperativley
What are incisions created with?
With use of scalpel at right angle of the surface towards the operator in a single firm cut
When operating on muscles, what are the two effective technique to utilise?
1.Splitting prallel – splitting the muscle fibers – this is good for recovery
2.T shape cut – cut the muscle fibre at right angle to the extension of fibres – this is quite bad for recovery
What are methods used for bone cutting?
1.Shave surface of bone with gentle sweeps
2.Postage stam method – cut round holes joined by a flat fissure bur
What instrument are used in bone cutting?
1.Burs – slow speed like rosehead or fissure
2.Chisels – not ideal because when a patient is over 40 may have bone that is brittle. Mandibular grain is along the occlusal plain. start at 90 degrees to the grain.
3.Hand instruments such as roungers - used to remove bone between teeth
4.Bone files – good for removal of mandibular tori
5.High speed bone tutting instruments – different from a dental drill as it does not pushes lubricating oil or water into the wound or bacteria from poor sterilisation
- Osteomtom - dual cutting edge instrument
What are the cranial nerves?
Cranial nerve I – olfactory – function: smell – test: strong smelling object or CT scan or crubirform plate
Cranial nerve II – optic nerve – function: sight – test: reaction to light
Cranial nerve III - oculomotor nerve – function: binocular vision – test: move an object around them or close their eye lid
Cranial nerve IV – trochlear nerve - function: binocular vision - test: move an object around them
Cranial nerve V – trigeminal nerve – function: main censory nerve to the face – divisions: Opthalmic, maxillary and mandibular – there is also a motor branch to muscles of mastication
Cranial nerve VI – abducent nerve - function: binocular vision - test: move an object around them
Cranial nerve VII – facial nerve – function: motor functions of facial expression and taste through the cord of timpani – test: paulsy of muscles tested by movement and taste can be teste with sweet and salty food
Cranial nerve VIII auditory – function: auditory – whisper in their ear
Cranial nerve IX glassopharyneal nerve – function: sensory to tongue and other structure
Cranial nerve X vagus nerve – function: vagal stimulation to the heart and other
Cranial nerve XI accessory nerve – function: motor function to neck and shoulder – test: try to make the patient move their shoulder - may be effect by a tumour or neck dissection
Cnarnial nerve XII hypoglossal nerve – function: motor fucntion of the tongue – test: make the patient move their tongue
What are some of the sensory nerve testing?
1.Sharp or blunt testing using the syringe tip sheathed
2.2-point testing with tweezers
3.Directional sense using a sheathed syringe
4.Sensory loss using LA and a sheathed syringe
What are the key vital signs?
1.Blood pressure
2.Pulse
3.Respiration
4.Temperature
5.Consciousness
What are the normal values for blood pressure?
Systolic 120-140 - when heart beat begins on manual sphygmomanometers
Dyastolic 60-90 - when the head beat stops on manual sphygnomanometers
What is considered to be hyperventilation?
Above 20 shallow breaths per minute
What is considered to be a normal pulse?
60-80 beats per minute
How do we assess the consciousness?
Normal responsiveness or twist their earlobe
What are two other useful basic assessments?
BMI and BGL
What is normal BGL?
3-8, 9-10 is prediabetic, 11+ is hyperglycemic
What are the signs of hyperventilation?
1.Blood pressure remains the same
2.Pulse decreases
3.Respiratory rate increases
4.Consciousness decreases
What are the sings of cardiac arrest?
1.Blood pressure drops
2.Pulse non-existent
3.Respiratory rate decreases
4.Consciousness decreases
What are the isntruments typically used in a soft tissue suturing?
1.Scalpel handle
2.Tissue holding forceps
3.Needle holder
4.Scissors
5.Periosteal elevator
6.Mailable retractor
7.Have curved needles with suture
What is the aim of suturting?
- Haemostasis acheivement
- Hold the tissue together to promote healing
How do you suture?
1.Place the suture in the right space
2.Put the knot as far away as possible to the tongue – buccal is a good spot or above the tongue
3.Grasp the tissue on one side of the wound
4.Pass the needle through it
5.Grasp the other side of the wound
6.Pass the needle through it
7.Tissue are now together
8.Wrap the string twice aroudn the needle holder and pass the loose string through ti
9.Wrap the string once aroudn the needle holder IN THE OTHER DIRECTION and pass the loose tring through it
10.Wrap the tring once around the needle holder IN THE ORIGINAL DIRACTION and pas the loose string through it
11.Cut 3-4 mm away from the knot
How to cute a 2 arms mucoperiosteal flap?
REMEMBER FINGER REST – MAIN OBJECTIVE IS TO SEPERATE THE SOFT AND HARD TISSUE
1.Cut the 2 arms of the flap – 1st between the teeth and gingiva in the periosteal membrane in the alveolar bone – 2nd go to the bottom of the attached gingiva toward your first cut
2.Use your periosteal elevator, round flat part toward bone and slide it along from your second cut – remember more coward the vestibule the tissue is softer
3.Remove any remanence of soft tissue
4.Remove raminance of bone
5.Smooth and shine tissue is the periosteum
6.Suture the flap starting at the corner of the flap at a bisecting angle using a sliding knot
7.Move on to suturing at the first bone – line up papilla to the tooth and pass the needle from the flap papilla to the papilla on the opposite side of the jaw to the flap I.e. if the flap is on the buccal pass it to the lignual papilla
How to chisel the bone to remove the first permanent molar?
1.Check that they are sharp
2.See the bevel – use a bi-bevel chisel known as osteotom
3.Chisel are very good at removing bone but be careful
4.Remove the crown of the tooth – cut at CEJ with round bur Mesial distally with flat fissure bur – remove with the elevator
5.Separate the roots into 4 parts – remove a root at a time – drill a vertical hole int eh tooth all the way in the middle an separate with flat fissure bur
What does sterile surgical field include?
1.Sterile instruments and equipment
2.Sterile consumable
3.Effective isolation of the surgical field
4.Application of hand hygiene
5.PPE
6.Scrubbing
7.Surgical gloves
8.Immune status for blood borne viruses
What is a sterile zone?
It is the zone that extend 1m from the chair
What are the two recommended techniques for scrubbing?
1.Traditional wet technique – check the hand for skin cuts, open the surgical sponge, clean under, clean your whole hand and arms up to elbow, go betweeen the fingers the finger nails, ring motion with hand till mid arm, pat dry not rub, all this minimum of 3 minutes
2.Newer Alcohol Based Hand Rub – wash your hand with soap and water, clean the finger nails, using elbow dispense 5 mL of alcohol rub around 5 pumps, circular motion, repeat for the other hand and arm, further pumps for hand only, total a minimum of 90 seconds, DONT USE HAND TOWELS
How to gown?
1.Pick up the gown by the neck and put your arms in the sleeves
2.Scout DA ties the back
3.Grab the gloves with the calf of the gown inside the gloves, do the next hand similarly
4.Tigh the rope at the front
5.Remain in prayer position
What is team time out?
The whole team stops and listens to the patient repeat:
1.Their name
2.Date of birth
3.Procedure
4.Key medical issues like allergies
What happens at the end of the procedure?
1.Surgeon check the patient and remove all the sharps
2.Remove drapes, bundle them and put to the waste bin
3.Remove the gown with the gloves in one motion
4.Wash rinse dry the hands
5.Remove mask and ca
6.Alcohol gel
What are the objective of extraction teeth?
1.To remove the whole tooth
2.To conserve the alveolar ridge for subsequence prosthesis
What are indications for an extraction?
1.Elimination of local pathology - caries, periodontal disease
2.As part of an overall dental treatment plan - orthodontics, prosthetics
3.As part of an overall medical treatment plan – prior to irradiation of jaws or part of special needs dentistry treatment
What are some of the factors which predispose to difficulties in extractions?
1.Abnormal number of teeth
2.Root pathology - caries or hypercementosis
3.State of periodontal attachment
4.Bone density
5.Pathology in area of bone or teeth (that is why radiographs are important)
What are the two processes that need to be performed to extract the tooth?
1.Rupture the periodontal membrane as periodontal membrane is one of the mechanisms of tooth retention
2.Expand the socket to eliminate the interdigitation of the tooth root and surrounding bone
What are the different methods of extractions?
1.Intra alveolar – using forceps & elevators
2.Trans alveolar – surgical
What are the steps to application of forceps?
1.Select the forceps
2.Position the patient at the elbow height
3.Apply the hand to the alveolous
4.Apply the forceps
5.Aim to apply forcep to root not crown
6.Push blade firmly up root to cut gingival fibres of periodontal membrane and get blades onto tooth root
7.Ensure a good grip between blades of forceps and tooth roots
8.Non-dominant hand: protects, retracts, supports, monitors
What is a cryer elevator?
It is an elevator with an angled spear like appearance. Allows for rotation
What is a warwick james elevator?
It is a fine elevator that can be angled or straight
What is an elevator?
It is a mechanical wedge that can be pushed or wheel and axis rotation with fulcrum as alveolar bone or a straight lever
What is the landmark you looking for in mandibular blocks?
1.Pterygomandibular raphe
2.Coronoid notch
3.Ptergyomandibular depression
4.Linguala
What are some of the other blocks that are available for maxilo-alveolar surgery?
1.Long buccal infiltration - 1 cm forward of the ramus and at the occlusal plain submucosaly
2.Akinosi block – close mouth block – medial of the ramus at the occlusal line
3.Infraorbital block – maxillary premolars, inserted into the fornix at the level of the nose
4.Maxillary block – div 2 annasthetised - behind the 8 full length of needle – PLEASE ASPIRATE
5.Gow gates technique - complicated
6.C2 block – 3 fingers below stenomastoid process subcutaniously
7.Auriculotemporal block – 1 cm below the neck of the condyle to the bone surface and after into the tmj space
What are the steps for a surgical approach to extraction of teeth?
1.Anaesthesia
2.Raise a mucogingival flap
3.Remove the bone
4.Sectioning the tooth
5.Create a point of elevation
6.Elevate
7.Debride following the surgical toilet principals
What are example of operative complications?
1.Damage to structures which planned to remain untouched during the procedure
2.Intra-operative bleeding
3.Failure to complete the operation – through carefulness, inexperience or failures of pain control