Orthodontics tutorials Flashcards
What is the name of the legislation dealing with ** occupational exposures and exposure of the general public** ?
Ionising Radiation Regulations 2017 (IRR17)
What is the name of the legislation dealing with medical exposures of patients?
Ionising radiation Medical Exposure Regulations (IRMER 17)
What is the annual radiation dose for radiation workers?
6 mSv/year
What is the annual radiation dose limit for the members of the public?
1 mSv/year
What is the job of the REFERRER in IRMER?
Provide sufficient medical date to practitioner to justify exposure - patient identification and clinical details
What is the job of the PRACTITIONER in IRMER?
Carry out justification and authorisation of each exam complying with employer’s procedures - return request to referrer if invalid justification
What is the job of the OPERATOR in IRMER 17
- Authorisation of justification if not done by practitioner
- Select equipment and method to limit dose and carry out exposure
What is the job of the EMPLOYER in IRMER 17?
- Provide criteria for referral, authorisation and procedure criteria for carrying out an exposure
- Ensure staff are competent and work by regulations
- Provide facilities for clinical evaluation
- Set procedures for radiographic reporting (indepartment of external)
Who is responsible for carrying out ALARP?
- Practitioner
- Operator
What 3 information must be provided for justifying an exposure before authorising it? (4)
- Objectives of exposure and efficacy
- Benefits and risks of alternatives techniques
- Benefits of exposure to patient or society
- Risks of exposure to patient
What are Diagnostic reference levels?
Tool used to optimise exposures in relation to radiation
What are the Diagnostic reference level for intra-oral mandibular molar?
1.7 mGy
What is the Diagnostic reference level for an OPT in adults and children?
- 93 mGy/cm^2 - adults
- 67 mGy/cm^2 - children
Give 5 patient selection criteria for taking an OPT for an orthodontic patient?
- Presence of ectopic tooth
- State of development
- Presence of supranumerary tooth
- Stages of individual teeth development
- Caries assessment
- Periodontal disease assessment
Give 3 contraindications for taking an OPT in any dental situation?
- Unable to fit in OPT machine
- Pregnant patient
- Unable to keep still for long time (Parkinson’s)
Give 3 reasons why a fault may arise during an OPT exposure?
- Patient positioning
- Patient movement during exposure
- Limitation of focal width
What is the effects of the patient being too far forward in the OPT machine?
- Anterior teeth very blurred and thin roots
What is effect of the patient being too far backward in the OPT machine?
- Anterior teeth wider
Why are ghost images always seen at a higher level?
Because the X-ray beam is angled upwards (8 degrees)
Give 4 reasons for requesting an UPPER OCCLUSAL radiograph?
- Localising pathology
- Confirming Unerupted tooth
- Localising Unerupted teeth
- Assess root resorption
Give 4 reasons for requesting a Periapical radiograph?
- Assess ankylosis
- Localising pathology
- Localising unerupted teeth
- Assessing root resorption
Give 4 reasons for requesting a bitewing radiograph?
- Carries assessment
- Depth of restoration
- Tooth prognosis
- Bone level assessment
What radiographs to take for HORIZONTAL TUBE SHIFT parallax?
Two periapicals
What radiographs to take for VERTICAL TUBE SHIFT parallax?
Periapical + maxillary oblique occlusal