Paediatrics Flashcards
Eruption Sequence for Primary Teeth
a
b
d
c
e
Which arch tends to erupt first
Lowers before uppers
When do primary teeth erupt
6 months - 2.5 years
Eruption sequence for permanent maxillary teeth
6
1
2
4
5
3
7
8
Eruption sequence for permanent mandibular teeth
6
1
2
3
4
5
7
8
How long should it take for a contralateral tooth to erupt
6 months or less
When should you be able to palpate upper canines
By the age of 10/11
Balancing extraction
Take out the contralateral tooth
Compensating extraction
Take out the opposing tooth in opposing arch (upper/lower)
Which primary teeth should be balanced
Cs
Ds under GA
Which teeth should be compensated (2)
Lower 6
If taking upper, don’t take lower
When is the ideal time to take out lower 6s (4)
- When the furcation begins to form on 7s
- In patients whose 8s are present
- In Class I patients
- In patients with mild/moderate crowding
What can be used to deter digit sucking
Habit breakers
Can be removable or fixed
When should digit sucking be stopped for teeth to return to normal eruption
Before the age of 10
Infra-occluded deciduous teeth
Tooth has ankylosed to bone
More common in lower
Infra-occluded deciduous teeth treatment (2)
If permanent successor - no treatment
If no permanent successor - wait a year then extract when 1mm of crown left showing
What are good signs for upper canines being in the correct position in mixed dentition
Mobile Cs
Distally tipped laterals
What can be done about ectopic canines
Extract both Cs (even if only 1 is ectopic)
Can be done up to the age of 13
Toothpaste for a high risk 2 year old
1450ppm smear
Ages for simplified BPE
7-11 years
Ages for normal BPE
12+
Simplified BPE codes
0, 1, 2
When should fluoride varnish be applied
2+ years old
Twice a year
Which surfaces of lower molar should also be fissure sealed
Occlusal and buccal
Which surfaces of upper molars should be fissure sealed
Occlusal and palatal
What can be used as a fissure sealant if a child is uncooperative
Glass ionomer
Contraindications to F varnish (6)
- Ulcerative gingivitis
- Stomatitis
- Sensitivity to colophony
- Severe cases of asthma
- Allergy
- Allergy to Elastoplast
Plaque Scores - Paeds
10 - Perfectly clean teeth
8 - Plaque at cervical margin
6 - Cervical third plaque
4 - Middle third plaque
When does calcification of upper third molars occur
7-9 years
When does calcification of lower third molars occur
8-10 years
No third molars seen on radiograph by age 14
If not seen by this age they will are unlikely to develop at all
Fissure Sealant Function (2)
- Obliterate the fissures
- Remove sheltered environment in which caries thrives
Positioning for fissure sealant
LL - In front of patient
Behind for all other quadrants
Moisture control aids (4)
- Dry guards
- Saliva ejector
- Cotton wool rolls
- Suction
What teeth should be fissure sealed in high risk individuals (6)
4, 5, 6, 7
Palatal pit on upper laterals
Large cingulums
Technique for applying resin fissure sealant (7)
- Teeth cleaned
- Tooth isolated with dam or cotton wool
- Surface etched for 20-30 seconds
- Surface washed and dried
- Cotton wool replaced
- Place and light cure sealant
- Inspect
Technique for GIC fissure sealant (4)
- Can use 20% polyacrylic acid to etch but not necessary
- Tooth isolated
- GIC run into fissures
- Infilled resin, petroleum jelly or fluoride varnish placed to protect material
Quality assurance of fissure sealants (2)
- Run probe along - shouldn’t ping off
- Should look like the shape of the fissures not a pool of material
What children are eligible for fissure sealants (4)
- Children with special needs
- Children from a disadvantaged background
- Extensive caries in primary dentition
- If a 6 develops caries
How often should radiographs be taken for children
Low risk 12-18 months
High risk 6 months
From what age can you legally consent in Scotland
16
Can children consent
Yes if they are deemed Gillick competent
What concentration of fluoride is fluoride varnish
22,600 ppm F
Oral reservoirs for fluoride (2)
Mineral deposits (CaF)
Biologically/bacterially bound (CaF)
Dosage of F 0.25mg
6m-3y
Dosage of F 0.5mg
3-6 years
Dosage of F 1mgF
> 6 years
Properties of duraphat (3)
Sodium fluoride
50mg/ml
22,600ppm F
Fluorosis (2)
Chronic toxicity
Developmental defect of enamel
How much F do young children need to swallow to risk fluorosis (3)
1mg / day - 1 year old
2mg / day - 5-6 year old
Fluorosis still possible at recommended intakes
Recommended F intake per day
0.05-0.07 mg/kg
Is fluorosis due to topical or systemic F
Systemic
What can cause primary teeth to be red
Porphyria
Which type of trauma is most common in children
Luxation
Trauma history - MH (3)
- R. Fever
- Congenital heart defects
- Immunosuppression
Trauma history - the injury (5)
- When
- Where
- How
- Any other symptoms
- Lost teeth/fragments
What may help show cracks in teeth (3)
Transillumination
Probing
Percussion
Types of luxation (3)
Lateral
Intrusive
Extrusive
Long term effects of trauma on primary teeth (3)
- Discolouration
- Infection
- Delayed exfoliation
Discolouration immediately after trauma
Tooth may remain vital
Gradual discolouration weeks after trauma
Tooth non vital
Delayed exfoliation after trauma treatment
Extraction
Long term effects of trauma in permanent teeth (7)
- Enamel defects
- Abnormal tooth/root morphology
- Delayed eruption
- Ectopic tooth position
- arrest in tooth formation
- Complete failure of tooth to form
- Odontome formation
How likely are enamel defects after paediatric trauma
44%
How likely is abnormal tooth/root morphology after paediatric trauma
8%
How long can premature exfoliation delay a permanent tooth by
1 year due to thickened mucosa
Home management for paeds trauma (4)
- Soft diet for 2 weeks
- Brush with soft brush after every meal
- CHXD mw (0.12%) by parents 2x a day
- Avoid contact sports
How often should paeds trauma be reviewed? (3)
- 1, 3, 6 monthly
- Radiographs 6 month
- Intrusion more often
Enamel dentine fracture treatment (2)
Restore/bandage with composite or compomer
Don’t use GI
Enamel dentine pulp fracture treatment
Endo or extract
Crown and root fracture treatment (2)
- Extract coronal fragment
- Leave root it will resorb physiologically
Alveolar bone fracture treatment (3)
- Reposition segment
- Splint for 3-4 weeks
- Teeth may need to be extracted after stability has been achieved
Concussion/Subluxation treatment
Observation
Lateral luxation treatment (3)
Repositionunder LA
Flexible splint 4 weeks
2 week endo eval
Characteristic of primary teeth (4)
- Bulbous crown
- Splayed roots
- Cervical constriction
- Colour
What does a sinus indicate after trauma
Infection
Yellow tooth after trauma
Pulp obliterated, more dentine laid down
Grey tooth after trauma
Tooth non vital
Pink tooth immediately after trauma
More blood products in tooth
Pink tooth long after trauma
Root resorption
What colour can indicate an exfoliating tooth
Pink as gum is beginning to show underneath tooth
Mobility after trauma can indicate (2)
Infection
Root fracture
Rock solid teeth after trauma (3)
Be suspicious
Ankylosis
Luxation and poor reposition