Paediatric Dentistry Flashcards
What developmental indicators can give you information about your patient?
Social skills
Cognitive skills
Language skills
What developmental descriptors can give you information on your patient?
Ego
Animism
Symbolism
Moral realism
Describe Piaget’s theory of sensory motor? and What age it develops at?
- Acquire knowledge through sensory experiences and manipulating objects
- Understanding that objects still exist even when can’t be seen
- 0-2 years old
Describe Piaget’s theory of pre operational? and What age it develops at?
- Learn through pretend play but struggle with logic and taking other points of view
- Struggle with understanding the ideal of constancy
- 2-6 years old
Describe Piaget’s theory of period of concrete operation? and What age it develops at?
- Think more logically, but can be rigid thinking
- Struggle with abstract and hypothetical concepts
- Less egocentric and begin to think about how other people perceive them
- 7-11 years old
Describe Piaget’s theory of period of formal operations? and What age it develops at?
- increase in logic, the ability to use deductive reasoning and understanding abstract ideas
- See multiple potential solutions to problems and think more scientifically
What are the 3 stages of child mind development?
- Assimilation
- Accommodation
- Equilibration
Name the 3 most important factors to think about when speaking to a child?
- Tone
- Nonverbal
- Verbal
Child should be centre of communication
How to use tone to aid in child communication?
- Children mainly hear tone
- A soft and reassuring voice works best
- Relaxed and friendly
How to use non-verbal cues to aid in child communcation?
- Face, eyes, gestures and posture
- Be on their level
How to adjust speech to aid in child communication?
- Age appropriate
- Avoid jargon
- Avoid dear stimulators
What is a key technique to teach a child how to behave at the dentist?
Positive reinforcement
How to implement and show positive reinforcement?
- Small steps
- Positive feedback
- Give immediately after good behaviour
- Age appropriate
- Facial expression
- positive tones
- verbal praise
Avoid negative reinforcement (ignore bad behaviour)
What does the abbreviation TSD stand for? And how does it help?
Tell, Show and Do
- most useful with low anxiety patients
- reduces anticipatory anxiety for new patients
Explain the process of TSD?
Tell: - age appropriate explanation Show: - demonstrate and let patient feel and touch instrument - avoid fear stimulators Do: - perform action - use positive reinforcement and allow them to control the procedure
What can be useful when presented with an anxious child?
Modelling:
- less anxious sibling
- uncomplicated treatment
- watch and help
What technique can be used to get a patient to relax?
Abdominal breathing (+ inhalation sedation)
Explain the process of needle desensitisation for an already anxious patient? ***
- Instruction on muscle relaxation and / or abdominal breathing
Explanation of the components of the syringe –needle, anaesthetic, handle - Show assembled syringe
- Explanation of topical
- Placement of topical
- Hold syringe on patients hand cap on
- Hold syringe by patients face cap on
- Hold syringe inside patients mouth cap on
- Hold syringe next to site of infiltration cap on
- Hold syringe next to site of infiltration and apply pressure cap on
- Hold syringe on patients hand cap off
- Hold syringe by patients face cap off
- Hold syringe inside patients mouth cap off
- Hold syringe next to site of infiltration cap off
- (Hold syringe next to site of infiltration and apply pressure cap on)
- Hold syringe next to site of infiltration and apply pressure cap off
- Tension/ rub mucosa infiltrate small amount of LA
- Deliver half a cartridge of LA over about 30 seconds
Translate these words into child-friendly dentalese:
High and slow speed, needle, injection, rubber dam, filling, crown, excavator and caries?
High speed: - buzzy bee Slow speed: - sleepy bee Needle: - sword Injection: - a pinch/scratch Rubber dam: - umbrella or superhero mask Filling: - superhero material Crown: - superhero crown Excavator: - digger Caries: - germs
When do Maxillary As erupt?
8-12 months
When do Maxillary Bs erupt?
9-13 months
When do Maxillary Cs erupt?
16-22 months
When do Maxillary Ds erupt?
13-19 months
When do Maxillary Es erupt?
25-33 months
When do Mandibular As erupt?
6-10 months
When do Mandibular Bs erupt?
10-16 months
When do Mandibular Cs erupt?
17-23 months
When do Mandibular Ds erupt?
14-18 months
When do Mandibular Es erupt?
23-31 months
How long a deviation can teeth erupt?
6 Months
What are some key defining features of primary dentition?
- Incisor spacing
- Anthropoid spaces (Upper BC and Lower CD)
- Incisors tendency to present Class III (edge to edge)
- Possible buccal crossbite
What occlusal defect can thumb sucking lead to?
- Open bite
What unique feature do the upper and lower Es present in primary dentition? and its clinical name?
- Class I MB cusp in upper E in buccal groove in lower E
- Flush distal plane
- Allows the first permanent molars to be in correct position
When do Mandibular 1s erupt?
6-7 y
When do Mandibular 2s erupt?
6-8 y
When do Mandibular 3s erupt?
9-11 y
When do Mandibular 4s erupt?
9-11 y
When do Mandibular 5s erupt?
10-12 y
When do Mandibular 6s erupt?
6-7 y
When do Maxillary 1s erupt?
6-8 y
When do Maxillary 2s erupt?
7-8 y
When do Maxillary 3s erupt?
10-12 y
When do Maxillary 4s erupt?
9-11 y
When do Maxillary 5s erupt?
10-11 y
When do Maxillary 6s erupt?
6-7 y
When do Maxillary 7s erupt?
11-13 y
When do Maxillary 8s erupt?
17-18 y
When do Mandibular 7s erupt?
12 y
When do Mandibular 8s erupt?
17-21 y
Name some key defining features of a mixed dentition?
- Spaced incisors
- Proclined central incors
- Distally inclined lateral incisors
Describe and explain the meaning of the leeway space? and the size?
Space is needed as the successors of EDC are larger
- Upper arch: 1.5mm
- Lower arch 2.5mm
- Allows first permanent molars to drift mesially and adopt a class I occlusion
Name the 9 main differences between the primary and permanent dentition?
- Smaller
- Whiter
- Thinner enamel
- Molar more bulbous
- Wider contact points
- More pulp to crown ratio
- Large pulp goms
- More root to crown ratio
- Roots splayed
What is the definition of hypodontia? and Which genetic conditions are they associated with?
Lack of teeth
Cleft, Down’s and Ectodermal dysplasia
Which teeth are mostly likely to not form?
- Wisdom
- Upper lateral incisors (can also be peg)
- 2nd premolars
What does a ectodermal dysplasia patient display, different compared to a healthy patient?
- Hair: fine, dry and sparse
- Skin: dry with perioral pigmentations
- Sweat glands: absent
- Teeth: hypodontia (small and conical)
What is the definition of supernumerary teeth?
Extra teeth
What signs are presented if supernumerary teeth may be present?
Delayed eruption of the central incisors
Name the 4 types of supernumerary teeth?
- Conical
- Tuberculate
- Supplemental
- Odontome
Where are conical supernumerary teeth found?
In the midline and are conical
Describe the appearance of a tuberculate supernumerary tooth?
Have more than 1 cusp or tubercle
What is unique about a supplemental supernumerary tooth?
Duplicate of a tooth:
- lateral incisors
- premolars
- third molars
What is an odontome?
Tumours: diffuse mass of cells
What problems do supernumerary teeth cause?
- No/delayed eruption
- Natural tooth is rotated
What does microdontia display? and Which teeth are mainly affected?
- Small teeth
- Lateral incisors
- Treatment via crowning
What is an accessory cusp? and its treatment?
- Additional cusp to tooth
- Fissure sealant possible, but needs to identify occlusal relationship (pulpotomy - identify pulp horn)
What is the treatment for invagination?
- Fissure sealant
- RCT
- Extraction
What does taurodontism display?
Increases pulp size and larger crowns (bull-shaped roots)
What does molar incisor hypomineralisation display? and its possible causes? and its treatment?
- Developmental
- Enamel discolouration
- First primary molars and permanent central incisors
- High temp, malabsorption or systemic illness
1s: composite resin
6s: seal or only (possible extraction)
What is and what does fluorosis display? and its treatment?
- Over Ingestion of fluoride products
- Whiter spots (mottling) in enamel
- Microabrasion
What is and what does amelogenesis imperfecta display?
- Rare genetic disorder
- Hypoplastic or hypomineralized enamel on all teeth
- High caries risk
What is and what does dentinogenesis imperfecta display? and its treatment?
- Rare genetic disorder
- Malformation formation of the dentine
- Enamel blue/gray in colour
- Extraction and prevention
What is and what does premature eruption display?
- Normal primary teeth but with no root formation
- At around 1-2 months
- Risk of inhalation
- Can develop normally
What is and what does delayed eruption display?
- Radiographs essential
- Consider all possible causes (supernumerary, impaction or loss)
- Premature loss of primary is likely to then occur in permanent
What is dilaceration?
Trauma to the primary dentition can lead to trauma to the tooth germ
What are infraoccluded primary molars?
- Associated with missing permanent premolars
- Primary molars ankylose and faul to alter position
- If permanent successor present leave to exfoliate
What is the first thing to achieve when speaking to a new paediatric patient?
Rapport:
- have a few open questions lined up
What are the legal ages for dental consent?
- Over 16 years competent
- Under 12 years not competent and need parent
- Can perform reversible procedures
- If patient between 12-16 y does not want parent to know, you can’t tell them
Who can consent for the child?
- Natural mother/father
- Step-father if married to Mother before the 4th May 2006
- Registered on the birth certificate after 4th May (father)
- Private agreement
- Sheriff court
What are the 6 key points to ensure informed consent has been given?
- Description of the condition
- Available treatment
- Available alternatives
- Risk benefit of the situation
- Time to think
- Answer questions appropriately
When is written consent mandatory?
- Sedation
- GA
- Clinical photographs
- Student treatment
When seeing a new paediatric patient, what is essential to write in your notes?
- Full name and their preferred name (phonetic)
- Contact details (keep updated)
- CHI number (odd boy and even girl) - even trans
- GP
- School they attend (child protection)
- Whom attended with them
What specific details for the medical form about gestation can be essential to know about a paediatric patient?
- How the pregnancy was
- How the birth was
- How was the neonatal care
During the medical history questioning, if you have suspicions over learning difficulties what do you do?
- Do they have support in the class
- Do they have help in the school
- Medication for behavioral problems (ADHD)
What important questions about social history can be useful to find out with a paediatric patient?
- Who lives with them (rapport)
- Pets
- Interests
Building rapport
What important questions about dental history can be useful to find out with a paediatric patient?
- Their attendance, if irregular ask when was last appointment and what for?
- Home (diet)
- Types of toothpaste
- Previous treatment/surgery
- Dental habits like brushing and rinsing
What child habits can affect dental development?
- Dummy and finger suckling
- Grinding teeth
- Nail biting
- Pencil biting
What questions to ask a child when trying to gauge their anxiety towards attending the dentist?
- How they feel about the dentist?
- Worried about anything in particular?
- Previous experiences?
- Stop Look Listen
- Body language is key
Explain the process of an extra-oral examination for a paediatric patient?
- Skin
- Hair
- Skeletal pattern
- Facial profile (occlusal classification)
- Facial symmetry
- TMJ (click or deviation)
- Nodes (tenderness)
- Lips (competence or lip trap)
Explain the process of an intra-oral examination for a paediatric patient/
- Oral mucosal tissues (unusual, swelling or change colour)
- Periodontal tissues (pocketing, bleeding or inflamm)
- Teeth (charting - dry and clean and general health, eruption pattern)
Explain the process to a BPE on a paediatric process?
- Oral hygiene
- Score plaque
- First molars and incisors
Explain the process of dealing with a carious lesion, in paediatric patients?
- Size 0 films (bitewings)
- Visual check (spread the teeth)
- Describe and record
Explain the process of dealing with tooth surface loss, in paediatric patients
- Evidence of attrition, abrasion or erosion
- Aetiology
- Monitor
- Detailed description and record
What to record when there is a suspicion of dental abnormality?
- Abnormal eruption pattern and timing
- Delayed eruption and lack of symmetry
- Size
- Shape
- Colour
- Inherited
- Tooth disruption
What to include for a possible trauma checklist?
Trauma history:
- Colour
- Mobility
- Vitality
- Radiographs (percussion)
What to record for a paediatric patient’s orthodontic status? ***
- Skeletal pattern: classification (I/II/III)
- Lips: competent or struggle to keep together
- Tongue: thrust or abnormally large
- ICP: measure overjet in mm and overbite %
- Centre line (off?)
- Cross bite (present?)
Radio, photo and study models for referral
What is the international index of orthodontic treatment need?
IOTN:
- 1-5
Aesthetic component:
- 1-10
What are the phases of treatment planning, in a paediatric clinic?
- Prevention
- Acclimatisation
- Stabilisation
- Reassess
- Restore
What factors must you consider when creating a treatment plan for a paediatric patient?
- Options and discussion
- Be personal
- Allow flexibility (reassess)
- Be holistic
Explain the process of LA injection procedure in a paediatric patient?
- Tell show do
- Ask if they want to see the needle
- Emphasise how small it is
- Apply topical (describe taste and feel, use on dry mucosa with wool for 2 mins)
- Apply LA (describe taste and feel, ensure it is given slowly and re-ensure the patient)
Explain the process of abdominal breathing technique to relax your patient?
- Explain the technique
- Hand on tummy
- Breathe in slowly
- Push tummy out on breathing in
- Watch tummy
- Release your breathe slowly
- Repeat
What does NDIP stand for?
National Dental Inspection Programme
- ages 5 and 12
What was the average % of children across Scotland without visible tooth decay, in 2018?
71%
What does DMFT stand for?
Decayed, missing and filled teeth
What was the average DMFT for children across Scotland, in 2018?
1.15 per tooth
What was the average % of 12 year old children in Scotland with no visible decay, in 2019?
80%
Why is it advantageous to diagnose dental caries early?
For targeted prevention:
- arrest enamel lesions
- reducing restoration size
Explain the process on how to visually diagnose a carious lesion?
- Good lighting/magnification
- Tooth clean and dry (probe to clean)
- All surfaces checked
- Record ICDAS
What does ICDAS stand for?
International Caries Detection and Assessment System
What rules does ICDAS abide by?
- 2 digit code per tooth
ICDAS Caries Code 0?
Sound
ICDAS Caries Code 1?
First visual change in enamel
ICDAS Caries Code 2?
DIstinct visual change in enamel
ICDAS Caries Code 3?
Enamel breakdown; no dentine visible
ICDAS Caries Code 4?
Underlying dentinal shadow (not caviatted into dentine)
ICDAS Caries Code 5?
Distinct cavity with visible dentine