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
What is the rule of localising unerupted teeth through tube shift?
SLOB ( same lingual opposite buccal)
Give 4 reasons for requesting a lateral cephalogram?
- Monitoring growth
- Monitoring orthodontic treatment progress
- Treatment planning
- To aid in research and study
- Aid orthodontic diagnosis
What 2 features makes lateral cephalogram useful in orthodontics?
- Standardised
- Reproducible
What are the 3 landmarks used in positioning a patient for a lateral cephalogram?
- Ear rods placed in external auditory meatus (porion)
- Frankfort plane parallel to the floor
- Nasion contacting machine
In what 3 ways can we reduce patient x-ray dose delivered during lateral cephalometry?
- Thyroid collar
- Appropriate Field of view
- Triangular collimation
Give 3 errors that may occur during lateral cephalometry?
- Projection errors = magnification
- Measuring errors
- Landmark identification errors
** errors may occur due to poor operator expertise **
Give 2 reasons for taking a CBCT in orthodontics?
- Localising impacted teeth
- Unerupted canine
- Viewing developmental abnormalities
Give 4 advantages for taking a CBCT?
- No magnification or distortion
- Can be viewed from any angle
- no superimposed tissues
- 3D reconstruction
Give 4 contraindications for taking a CBCT?
- High radiographic dose that is not justified
- Patient medically unsuitable (kyphosis or on wheelchair)
- Soft tissue visualisation is needed
- High risk of streak artefact (metals inside patients)
- 9 year old
- concerned that front tooth is not coming out after XLA of deciduous
- PDH = trauma at age of 7, prone to accidents , # on incisal of 12
- O/E - 11 is absent, 3mm spacing in upper arch (well aligned)
What initial clinical examination would you undertake (1)?
- Palpate soft tissues for obvious bump of 11
- 9 year old
- concerned that front tooth is not coming out after XLA of deciduous
- PDH = trauma at age of 7, prone to accidents , # on incisal of 12
- O/E - 11 is absent, 3mm spacing in upper arch
What other special investigations would you undertake?
- PA or maxillary oblique occlusal ± OPG ( might not justifiable unless future ortho treatment is indicated)
- If indicated , pre-op CBCT
- 9 year old
- concerned that front tooth is not coming out after XLA of deciduous
- PDH = trauma at age of 7, prone to accidents , # on incisal of 12
- O/E - 11 is absent, 3mm spacing in upper arch
What is the likely aetiology for the missing 11?
- Dilacerated from trauma to 51
- Loss of space due to early loss of 51 impacting the eruption of 21
- 9 year old
- concerned that front tooth is not coming out after XLA of deciduous
- PDH = trauma at age of 7, prone to accidents , # on incisal of 12
- O/E - 11 is absent, 3mm spacing in upper arch
What are 4 risks of doing nothing?
- Worsening of anterior malocclusion
- Resorption of 11 crown
- Resorption of adjacent teeth roots
- Cyst formation
Describe how you would reposition the unerupted (impacted) 11 into the line of the arch?
- CBCT to assess position of 11
- Create space (9mm for 11) using URA
- Closed exposure + orthodontic traction with gold chain to URA
URA = split labial bow type arm and z-spring on 12
What are 4 risks associated with repositioning an impacted 11 into arch using gold chain traction?
- Ankylosis of 11
- Resorption of 11
- Poor gingival margin of relocated 11
- Failure of traction
What 3 indications may require extraction of the unerupted 11?
- Patient wishes
- Failure of traction
- Ankylosis
- very severe dilaceration ( tooth not aligned with alveolar bone width)
What 3 risks are associated with the extraction of an impacted 11? (3)
- Damage to adjacent tooth roots
- Loss of space in arch (if not managed)
- loss of alveolar bone in area
- 9 year old
- concerned that front tooth is not coming out after XLA of deciduous
- PDH = trauma at age of 7, prone to accidents , # on incisal of 12
- O/E - 11 is absent, 3mm spacing in upper arch
The patient wants the tooth to be exracted (11)
What 4 ways in which you can manage the missing incisor from the arch?
- Resin bonded bridge
- RPD
- Essix retainer with pontic 11 for future implant
- Space closure and veneer in the future
Give 5 local causes of an unerupted central incisor?
- Supernumeraries
- Early loss of deciduous primary
- Retained primary tooth
- Crowding
- Ectopic tooth position
Give 5 Generalised causes of an Unerupted central incisors?
- CLP
- Down’s syndrome
- Turner’s syndrome
- Cleidocranial dysplasia
- Rickets
What is the most common reason for obstructed permanent maxillary incisor eruption?
- Tuberculate supernumerary
What is primary failure of eruption? (PFE)
Failure of tooth eruption with no identifiable cause
What are the 3 features of PFE?
- Can be bilateral
- Commonly involving posterior teeth
- Posterior open bites
What happens when you apply traction to a tooth affected by PFE?
Ankylosis
What 2 factors affect whether you should delay or go ahead with managing an unerupted central incisor?
- Age of patient
- Maturity of apex
What is the suggested way in which to manage an impacted dilacerated permanent maxillary incisor?
Aligned into arch using closed surgical exposure and orthodontic traction
- 13 year old patient
- Does not like the appearance of her teeth
- O/E -
retained 53 and 63
bucally placed 13
clinically absent 23
Class II div 2 incisors
Class 3 molar relationship (left and right)
What 3 clinical examination would you undertake?
- Palpate soft tissues for ectopic 23
- Check mobility and inclination of 22,53,63
- 13 year old patient
- Does not like the appearance of her teeth
- O/E -
retained 53 and 63
bucally placed 13
clinically absent 23
Class II div 2 incisors
Class 3 molar relationship (left and right)
What special investigations would you undertake?
- opt and maxillary oblique occlusal or
- CBCT
What 4 aetiological factors are linked to ectopic maxillary canines?
- Long path of eruption
- Ectopic position of tooth germ
- Crowding
- Genetics
- 13 year old patient
- Does not like the appearance of her teeth
- O/E -
retained 53 and 63
bucally placed 13
clinically absent 23
Class II div 2 incisors
Class 3 molar relationship (left and right)
What are the 4 risks of doing nothing to the ectopic canine (23)?
- Resorption of adjacent teeth roots
- Resorption of 23 crown
- Ankylosis of canine crown
- Cyst formation
- 13 year old patient
- Does not like the appearance of her teeth
- O/E -
retained 53 and 63
bucally placed 13
clinically absent 23
Class II div 2 incisors
Class 3 molar relationship (left and right)
What are 5 indications for surgical extraction of the ectopic canine?
- Canine not deemed alignable
- Good prognosis of primary canine and patient happy to retain
- Unwilling to wear fixed appliances
- Low risk of iatrogenic damage with XLA
- Evidence of early resorption of adjacent teeth
- 13 year old patient
- Does not like the appearance of her teeth
- O/E -
retained 53 and 63
bucally placed 13
clinically absent 23
Class II div 2 incisors
Class 3 molar relationship (left and right)
What would be the 3 main goals for providing a growth appliance for this patient? and which appliance would you use?
- Convert into class 1 incisor relationship
- Facilitate mandibular growth
- Overbite reduction
** twin block appliance ** §
- 13 year old patient
- Does not like the appearance of her teeth
- O/E -
retained 53 and 63
bucally placed 13
clinically absent 23
Class II div 2 incisors
Class 3 molar relationship (left and right)
Describe how you would resposition the 23 into the line of the arch?
- XLA of primary tooth (63)
- Open or closed exposure
- Place gold chain
- Apply orthodontic traction with fixed appliance
Give 4 indications for autotransplantation of an ectopic canine?
- Canine not deemed alignable
- Patient unwilling to wear fixed appliances
- Patient wants a quick solution
- No evidence of ankylosis
Give 2 risks the patient should be aware of with autotransplantation?
- Will become non vital = need RCT
- Will almost always become ankylosed
What factors that may indicate that a canine cannot be aligned?
- too close to midline
- too high (above apices of adjacent teeth)
- horizontal angulation
At what age should you palpate for ectopic canines?
- from the age of 8
- if not palpable on buccal sulcus by age 10-11 = suspect ectopic
What are 4 dental abnormalities that can be detected by 6 years of age?
- Hypodontia
- Supernumeraries
- Natal teeth
- Teeth of abnormal morphology
When do the first permanent molars begin to calcify?
At birth
When do the third molars begin to calcify? and why is this date significant in interceptive orthodontics?
- 7-10 years
- It can determines if XLA of 6’s is indicated
When do the third permanent molars complete crown formation?
12-16 years
When do the 3rd permanent molars erupt?
17-21 years
when do the third permanent molars complete root formation?
18-25 years
At what age have all the primary teeth erupted?
2.5 Y
Give the order for eruption of all primary teeth?
A B D C E