Orthodontics Flashcards
What is the justification to receive implants through the NHS?
Oncology - if patient has a loss of teeth due to cancer.
What is the name of small v shaped slits in the gingiva of teeth?
Stillman’s cleft.
What is the most likely reason of premature eruption of teeth?
Hyperthyroidism - related with accelerated dental eruption.
What is the most reliable form of anaesthesia of the first permanent molar?
Inferior alveolar nerve block and long buccal nerve block.
What is the term when a tooth is loose but there is no displacement?
Subluxation
luxation is loosening and displacement.
What is the minimum numbers of CPD hours in 5 years to maintain their GDC registration?
100 hours.
dental therapists need 75.
dental nurses need 50.
What X-ray would you use in class II malocclusion patients?
Lateral cephalogram.
What is the term when a tooth is partially displaced and leaves the tooth elongated?
Extrusion.
What X-rays would be used to see if impacted canine is buccal or palatal for upper right canine?
SLOB technique
OPG and upper standard occlusal (65degrees)
What is a Z spring used for?
used with URA to correct one tooth in an anterior cross bite.
What is the best type of GIC to place on occlusal fissures of molars?
Type 4 GIC.
What GIC to place as temporary on carious teeth?
Type 2 GIC.
The parallax technique can be done in which ways?
two periapicals at different angles
two occlusals at different angles
a periapical and a panoramic X-ray.
an occlusal and a panoramic X-ray.
