Oral surgery questions Flashcards
What foramen does the ophthalmic branch of the trigeminal nerve pass through?
Superior orbital fissure
What foramen does the maxillary branch of Trigeminal nerve pass through?
Foramen rotundum
What foramen does the mandibular division of the trigeminal nerve pass through?
Foramen ovale
What is the origin, insertion, innervation and function of the masseter ?
- Origin - zygomatic arch
- Insertion - lateral surface and angle of mandible
- innervation - masseteric branch of V3
- Function - elevates and retrude mandible
What is the function of the medial pterygoid muscle?
- Elevation
- Protrusion
- Lateral movements
How to test the masseter?
Clench teeth together and palpate area
What is the origin, insertion, innervation and function of the Temporalis ?
- Origin - floor of temporal fossa
- Insertion - coronoid process and anterior border of ramus
- Innervation - deep temporal nerve (anterior part) of V3
- Function - elevates and retracts mandible
How to test the temporalis?
Clench teeth together and palpate all fibres ( middle, posterior and anterior)
What is the origin , insertion , innervation of the medial pterygoid?
Origin -
** deep head** : palatine bone
** Superficial head** : Maxillary tuberosity
Insertion -
* Medial surface of the ramus and angle of the mandible
Innervation
Medial prterygoid nerve of V3
How to test medial pterygoid muscle?
Intra-orally and can be painful
What is the origin, insertion, innervation and the lateral pterygoid ?
- Origin -
infratemporal crest of greater wing of sphenoid bone (superior)
lateral surface of lateral pterygoid plate (inferior) - Insertion - anterior border of the condyle (superior) and pterygoid fovae (inferior)
- Innervation - anterior division to lateral pterygoid branch of V3
How to test lateral pterygoid?
Move jaw side to side ( put finger on tragus of ear)
What is the function of the lateral pterygoid?
- positions disk in closing (superior)
- protrudes and depresses mandible and causes lateral movements (inferior)
What is the function of the supra-hyoid muscles?
elevate hyoid bone and depress mandible
Describe histopathology of SCC
- increased mitotic activity
- abnormal keratinisations (keratin pearls)
- Hyper- chromatic nuclei
- cellular pleomorphism
- basal cell hyperplasia
- irregular epithelial stratification
- disturbed polarity of basal cells
- drop shaped rete pegs
- connective tissue stroma with inflammation (lymphocytes and histocytes)
What are 80% of SCC?
well differentiated or moderately differentiated
Other than pain, swelling and bruising what 6 other signs are associated with a mandibular fracture?
- occlusal derangement
- numbness of lower lip
- loose or mobile teeth
- bleeding in the ear
- facial asymmetry
- anterior open bite
- deviation of the mandible to one side
What radiographic views are required for a mandibular fracture?
- OPT and PA mandible
- Town’s view
- CT Scan - axial, sagittal, coronal
- Occlusal
- Lateral Oblique
What factors are considered for a mandibular fracture tx?
- direction of fracture line
- opposing occlusion
- magnitude of force
- mechanism of injury
- Intact soft tissue
What does displacement of fragments depend on in a mandibular fracture?
- Angulation and direction of fracture line
- Location of fracture
- Pull of the attached muscles
- Integrity of the periosteum
- Extent of communication (soft tissue injuries)
- Displacement of blow
List 3 management options for mandibular fractures?
- Undisplaced fracture - monitor
- Displaced or mobile fracture - closed reduction and fixation + open reduction and internal fixation
Bleeding after extraction of 26 that won’t stop
how would you manage?
- Ensure you have an accurate medical and drug history and identify where bleeding is coming from
- Apply pressure with damp gauze and ask patient to bite on it
- Use LA with vasoconstrictor
- Bone wax or fibrin foam
- Suture the socket
- Diathermy to close blood vessels
- Haemocollagen sponge
- Floseal
What is a local risk factor for delayed onset of bleeding?
- LA with vasoconstrictor wears off
- Loosening of the sutures
- Patient causes trauma to the socket with tongue, finger or food etc..
Examples of acquired bleeding disorder?
- Warfarin
- Anti-platelet drugs such as clopidogrel
Examples of congenital bleeding disorders?
- Haemophilia A and B
- Von Willebrand’s disease
When should you check the INR if the patient is on a new anticoagulant other than warfarin?
- INR does not need to be checked
- Instead assess bleeding risk of procedure
- If high :
Miss Apixaban and Dabigatran morning dose
Delay Rivaroxaban and edoxaban morning dose
What should an INR for a patient on warfarin for procedure to be carried out?
- Below 4 without interrupting anticoagulant
What is the scientific name for a dry socket?
- Alveolar osteitis
How does a dry socket occur?
When the blood clot at the site of the extraction fails to develop, dislodges or dissolves before the wound have fully healed
Predisposing risk factors for a dry socket? (9)
- more common in molars - increased risk anterior to posterior
- more common in mandible
- more common in females
- Smoking increases risk due to reduced blood supply
- Oral contraceptive pills increase risk
- Traumatic extraction
- Excessive mouth rinsing post extraction
- Family history
- Previous dry socket
What are the treatment options for dry socket?
- Reassurance and educate about dry socket
- Use analgesics
- Give LA to relieve pain
- Irrigate socket with warm saline
- Curettage/debridement - encourage bleeding
- Use alvogyl to encourage clot formation
- Advice on hot salty mouthwash use + CHX
- Review
What to tell patient if asked about the risk of numbness after extraction?
- You might experience temporary numbness or permanent numbness this depends on the proximity of the nerve and the difficulty of extraction
- Usually there is 10-30% risk of temporary numbness and less than 1% permanent numbness
What is the risk of anaesthesia of the lingual nerve ?
- Temporary - 0.25 - 23%
- Permanent - 0.14 - 2%
How would you diagnose an OAF? (8)
- Nose holding test - pinch nose and air will flow out of socket
- Visually
- Using a blunt probe to check for communication
- Using light and suction (suction sound will have an echo in case of communication)
- Bubbling at the extraction site
- Ask patient for symptoms
- Radiographs , pre op and post op
- Bone in trifurcation of tooth after extraction
What symptoms would a patient with OAF be complaining of ? (9)
- Problems with fluid intake (come out of nose)
- Problems with playing wind instruments
- Problems with speech and singing (nasal sounding)
- Pain
- Sinusitis symptoms
- Problems with smoking and using a straw
- Bad taste
- Halitosis
- Pus discharge
What treatment is used for OAF? (4)
- Excise fistula/sinus tract
- Perform a buccal advancement flap
- May require bone graft or collagen membrane
- Antral washout ( irrigate)
What is the difference between OAF and OAC?
- OAF - chronic epithelial lined tract between the maxillary sinus and the oral cavity
- OAC - acute communication between the maxillary sinus and the oral cavity which is not epithelial lined
Signs and symptoms of TMD? (10)
- Intermittent pain of several months or years in duration
- pain on opening
- limited mouth opening
- muscle/joint/ear pain particularly on waking up
- Trismus and locking of jaw
- headaches
- clicking and popping joint noises
- Crepitus due to late degenerative changes
- Signs of wear in the mouth such as tongue scalloping , wear facets and linea alba
- Facial asymmetry
What two muscles should you palpate when examining for TMD?
- Masseter
- Temporlis
What are the causes of TMD? (8)
- Parafunctional habits leading to inflammation of muscles of mastication
- Trauma to joint
- Stress - psychogenic
- Occlusal abonrmalities (malocclusion)
- Degenerative disease ; RA , localised osteoarthritis
- Anterior disc displacement ± reduction
- Neoplasm
- Infection
What nerve supplies the TMJ?
- Auriculotemporal and Masseteric branches of V3
What conservative treatment options for TMD? (11)
- Reassurance and education about the condition
- Soft diet with food cut into small pieces
- Masticate bilaterally
- Do not open mouth wide
- Stop parafunctional habits such bruxism, grinding, nail biting , chewing gum , clenching
- Support jaw when yawning
- Splints
- Medications
- Acupuncture
- CBT
- Jaw exercises - relaxation technique and massage
What medications are used in the management of TMD?
- Tricyclic antidepressants
- NSAIDS
- Botox
- Steroid
What types of splints are used in TMD?
- Bite raising - michigan splint
- Hard splint
- Soft splint
What is the mechanisms of a bite splint? (4)
- Stabilise occlusion
- Improve function of the masticatory muscles
- thereby act as a habit breaker to reduce parafunctional habits
- They also protect the teeth from parafunctional habits
What to exclude when diagnosing TMD?
- Closed lock
- Dislocation
What is arthrocentesis ?
- Procedure during which the jaw joint is washed out with sterile saline and anti-inflammatory steroids using a fine needle
- This breaks fibrous adhesion and flushes away inflammatory exudate
- Relief symptoms temporarily
What is the only way to see the synovial membrane in TMD?
- Arthroscopy
- It allow you to see abnormal structures within the joint
- allows you to check for any inflammation
Give examples of TMD surgeries
- Disc plication
- Meniscectomy
- Condylectomy
- High condylar shave
- Eminectomy
What are the signs and symptoms of zygomatic orbital fractures involving the orbit floor? (9)
- Asymmetry - swelling followed by flattening
- Alteration in sensation (infra orbital nerve damage)
- Peri-orbital ecchymosis
- Numb cheek
- Sub-conjuctival haemorrhage
- Blurry vision
- Diplopia
- Pain on eye movement
- Epiphora - excessive watering of the eye
- Step deformity ( if zygoma is fractured and displaced)
What sign is considered the biggest indicator of a zygomatic orbital fracture?
Subconguctival haemorrhage
What imaging would you take to confirm ZOC fractures?
- Occipitomental views 15/30 (facial views)
- CT scan - for more complex fractures
- Use campbell’s lines to interpret facial injuries on radiographs
What to test if suspected zygomatic fracture?
Make patient move eyes in all directions by following the movement of your fingers to make sure that the eye muscles are not affected
What are the initial care of zygomatic orbital fractures?
- Check airway first!
- exclude occlular injuries
- prophylactic antibiotics
- avoid blowing nose
What are the management options for zygomatic orbital fractures?
- Nothing - leave and review when swelling subside
- Further radiographs/ CT
- Closed reduction ± F
- Open reduction with internal fixation ( intraoral incisions , coronal flap procedure , facial incisions)
Give an approach for closed reduction ?
- Gillies approach - incision in temporal area and apply an instrument to lift a displaced cheek bone
- Malar hook or buttress plate for F-Z displacement
What post-op instructions would you give to a patient with a zygomatic orbital fracture?
- Avoid nose blowing
- Use post op steroids - dexamethasone
- Observe eye overnight for a retrobulbar bleeding
- Use of analgesics
Name possible common complications for extracting a standing alone maxillary molar?
- OAC
- root or tooth lost in maxillary sinus
- Maxillary tuberosity fracture
How would you diagnose a fractured maxillary tuberosity? (5)
- Noise of the fracture
- Movement noted when extracting the tooth ( visually or with supporting fingers)
- More than one tooth moves
- Visual tear in the palate
- Tuberosity attached to extracted tooth
How to diagnose a tooth that is lost in the antrum?
- Post op radiograph
- Visual assessment by exploring socket
- Extracted tooth have missing parts
How to manage a very small or an intact sinus lining OAC?
- encourage clot formation and suture margins
- use prophylactic ABS
- Small <2mm usually heal with normal clot and routine mucosa healing
For how many days do you give ABS after managing a large OAC with a buccal advancement flap?
7 days + give nose blowing instructions
What conservative advice would you give a pt about OAC?
- No nose blowing
- Sneeze with mouth open
- Steam and menthol inhalation
- Avoid using a straw
- Avoid smoking or drinking alcohol
- Avoid flying and doing strenous activity
How to manage a fractured tuberosity?
- Dissect out and close the wound
- Stabilised with fingers and forceps and apply fixation if tooth still intact
- Fixation can be through :
Orthodontic buccal arch wire spot
Arch bar
Splint - Then check occlusion
- prescribe ABS
- Treat pulp
- give post op instructions
Then remove the tooth after 8 weeks when bone heals
How to retrieve a root/fragments lost in antrum?
- Caldwell-luc approach through buccal sulcus window
- Same as OAF retrieve through socket ( open fenestration with care , use small curettes and irrigate , use ribbon gauze to remove all fragments)
then close with buccal advancement flap - Endoscopic retrieval - ENT involved
Impacted 8
What are SIGN guidelines for not advising removal of wisdom teeth? (4)
- In patients whose 3rd molars would be judged to erupt successfully and have functional role in the dentition
- If contraindicated with medical history as the risks are more than the benefits
- Deeply impacted with no signs or history of local or systemic pathology
- when it is the second surgical extraction in the same visit under LA
What are the SIGN guidelines for advising removal of wisdom teeth? (5)
- Causes significant infection
- Patients with predisposing factors with poor access to healthcare
- Prior to cancer treatment where risks outweigh benefits
- Patients who agreed to tooth implant procedure or orthognathic surgery
- When GA for removing a 3rd molar - remove the rest
What are the strong indications for removal of wisdom teeth?
- Associated with pericoronitis , PA pathology or cellulitis
- Dentigerous cyst
- When it is partially erupted or unerupted in close proximity to an area prior to implant placement or denture construction
- Obstructing treatment of the 7 ( restorative or periodontal)
- ERR of 8 or 7 associated with 8
- When it is in an atrophic mandible
- Fractured mandible cases where 3 is involved
- autogeneous transplantation
What is assessed radiographically before the removal of 3rd molars? (9)
- Angulation of impaction
- Root size, shape, length , morphology and presence of apical hooks
- Follicular width (2.5 normal)
- Crown size and condition - shape, size , caries presence
- Alveolar bone level - point of elevation and density
- Periodontal status
- Proximity to antrum and IAN
- Associated pathologies
- Risk of nerve damage
What associated pathologies are assessed radiographically before XLA of wisdom tooth? (2)
- Dentigerous cyst
- Tumours
- Caries - pericoronal infections
How to confirm and assess if a third molar is close to the IAN? (3)
- darkening of root where crossed by the canal
- Diversion of the IAN
- interruption of white lines of the canal
Incidence of temporary vs permanent loss of sensation when extracting 3rd molar?
T - 10-30%
P - less than 1%
What type of flap is used for the removal of an impacted lower 3rd molar?
3 sided flap
Post op complications after XLA of 3rd molard? (9)
- Swelling
- bruising
- bleeding
- pain
- Dysaesthesia (painful)
- Altered taste
- Numbness (anaesthesia)
- Tingling (paraesthesia)
- Jaw stiffness
Ways to achieve haemostasis after an extraction?
- pressure using damp guaze through biting or fingers
- LA with adrenaline
- Diathermy
- Whitehead’s varnish pack (WHVP)
- sutures
What term is used for post op bleeding that occurs within 48 hours of XLA?
- reactionary
- LA wears off
- sutures loose or lost
- patient traumatise area with tongue, finger or food
What term is used for post op bleeding that occurs within 3-7 days after XLA?
- Secondary
- often due to infection
- can be medication related
- usually mild ooze but can be major
How to manage achieve haemostasis in bone bleeding?
- pressure via swab
- LA on swab
- blunt instruments
- bone wax
- Pack
- haemostatic agents
What tissues could be responsible for the prolonged bleeding after XLA and give example to manage each
- Soft tissues - suture or LA
- Bone - WHVP or bone wax
- Vessels (veins and arteries, arterioles ) - diathermy
Give 4 risk factors of bleeding problems post XLA?
- medical conditions - Haemophilia A/B , VWD , liver disease/cirrhosis
- Medications - warfarin, anticoagulants
- Lifestyle - alcoholic
- Poor compliance to post op instructions
What information would you give a patient that will get open curretage for deep pockets to gain consent?
- Explain the procedure - open the gums and physical removal of calculus and sharp edges - irrigation suction and suturing - this will be under LA
- Risks - gingival recession, infection , bleeding , bruising , non healing and pain
- Benefits - effectively remove deposits which lead to gaining the attachment of the gums , have better outcomes than repeating non surgical options
- Outcomes - it results in clinical improvement and reduce pocket depth
- Other options - non surgical options , regenerative surgery, GTR and GBR , furcation resective treatment, mucogingival surgery
- Risks of not having the treatment - risk of tooth loss , increase in mobility, increase in pocket depth, possible pathologies
If a patient complains of central crushing pain across chest and down of left arms (pt have a history of IHD) , what is the likely diagnosis ?
- Myocardial infraction - end point of ischaaemia that result in death of heart tissue due to absence of blood supply
What is your immediate management if you diagnose a patient with myocardial infraction in he is still conscious?
- Assess the patient ABCDE
- Give oxygen 100% for 15l/min
- Give GTN spray 2 puffs sublingually , repeat in 3 minutes if pain remains
- If still does not get better or no response call 999 and administer aspirin 300mg ( state to hospital)
- If patient is unresponsive start BLS
In what forms can you deliver post op instructions? (3)
- Verbal - emphasis of important aspects
- Written sheet with written aftercare
- Give contact details in case they have any questions of a complication occurs
- Ensure patient know who to contact in emergency and that they understand clearly the post operative advice
What do you want the patient to know to minimise any post operative advice?
- standard post surgical advice :
Pain is common can use analgesics prior to LA wearing off and then for every 4-6 hours ( Should settle over a week)
Bleeding , can be stopped by applying damp gauze and biting for 30 minutes , ensure to not explore the area
or traumatize with brush or tongue
Do not rinse for 24 hours and then do it gently
Do not do strenous activity
Avoid hard, sticky, hot food and drinks
Avoid alcohol and smoking as may delay healing
Bruising is normal and can occur , reduce with warm and cold packs
Pain a stiffness of TMJ will settle over 1-2 weeks
Seek advice if any adverse complications - Sutures advice
- Antiseptic mouthwash advice
- Bruising and swelling advice
What post op advice would you give regards suturing? (4)
- leave sutures alone and do not pull them out
- if they get loose but no bleeding , do not touch and leave alone
- Ensure the patient know if they have resorbable or non resorbable sutures to know if they should come back for removal
- If sutured become uncomfortable as the area heals they can come back to get them removed early
What post op advice would you give patient regarding antiseptics?
Use CHX 2x3 per day an hour before and after eating
What post op advice would you give patient regarding bruising and swelling?
- Use ice/cold packs can reduce area by placing on for 5 minutes on and off for an hour and repeat
- Do not use hot packs as they will result in further swelling
When should the next review be after placing sutures?
After one week
When should the next review be after removing sutures and why? ( for periodontal pocket surgery after surgical instrumentation)
After 2 months as it allows healing to occur
* organisation’s of blood clots and replacement by collagenous connective tissue
* Attachment of long junctional epithelium (2-4 weeks)
* Reduction in probing depths as a result of gingival recession and gain of clinical attachment