Paeds Flashcards
WHEN DO YOU USE A TRAUMA SPLINT
when a child has an avulsed permanent tooth
HOW LONG SHOULD A TRAUMA SPLINT BE ON FOR WHEN THE TOOTH WAS AVULSED OR EXTRUDED
2 weeks
ADVICE FOR PARENTS WHEN A TOOTH IS AVULSED
keep tooth in milk or saliva don't allow tooth to dry out if there's debris - run under cold water for 10 seconds holding crown don't touch the root reimplant it quickly
WHAT MATERIAL IS THE WIRE USED IN TRUAMA SPLINT
0.6/0.3mm stainless steel
WHAT INSTURMENT IS USED TO BEND THE WIRE FOR A TRUAMA SPLINT
adams pliers
PROCEDURE OF A TRUMA SPLINT
cut wire to length of three teeth and bend
etch 3 teeth - frosted looking enamel
dry teeth
prime and bond
cure 20s
composite
sink wire in using tweezers and adjust - away from ging margin
thin covering of comp over wire using hand instrument
cure 20s
smooth composite and wire
WHY IS THE BENDING OF THE WIRE IMPORTANT
as it must stay as a passive appliance and not act as an ortho appliance
WHAT IS THE BEST WIRE METHOD FOR A TRAUMA SPLINT
composite wire
OTHER WIRE OPTIONS FOR TRAUMA SPLINT
acrylic wire (thicker) vacuum formed splint
WHAT DOES AVULSED MEAN
the tooth has been fully dislodged from the socket
WHAT CAN HAPPEN TO AN AVULSED TOOTH
hypoxia and necrosis of the pulp
IN WHICH CASES SHOULD A TRAUMA SPLINT BE ON FOR 4 WEEKS
luxation
apical/mid 3rd root fractures
dento-alveolar fracture
IN WHICH CASE WOULD A TRAUMA SPLINT BE REQUIRED FOR AN ADDITIONAL 4 WEEKS
breakdown/fracture of marginal bone
WHICH CASES WOULD EMAN A TRUAMA SPLINT IS REQUIRED FOR 4WEEKS - 4 MONTHS
cervical 1/3 root fracture
WHAT ARE EARLY MOUTH PROBLEMS
gingival cysts : Epstein’s pearls / Bohns nodules - keratin
neonatal/natal teeth
congenital epulis : cell proliferation at alveolar ridge
eruption cysts : blue
WHAT DOES SYSTEMIC DISTURBANCES OF CALCIFICATION CAUSE
enamel defects
WHAT DOES A DIFFICULT PRENANCY / DIFFICULT BIRTH CAUSE IN TEETH
non-inheritied congenital primary dentition defects
WHAT ARE THE CALCIFICATIONS OF DEVEOPING TEETH AT BIRTH
A = 1/2 B - 1/3 D = 1/2 C = tip E = 1/3 6 = tip of cusps
WHAT IS THE STAGES OF THE TOOTH ERUPTION PROCESS
cellular proliferation at apex
localised change in blood/hydrostatic pressure
metabolic activity in PDL
resorption of overlying hard tissue - dental follicle enzymes
stops when tooth contacts something
WHY DOES TOOTH ERUPTION HAPPEN ALL THROUGH LIFE
to compensate for vertical growth of jaws and toothwear
WHICH JAWS TEETH ERUPT FIRST
WHAT ARE THE EXCEPTIONS
lower
except B and 5
HOW SOON DO THE CONTRALATERAL TEETH ERUPT WITHIN EACHOTHER IN PRIMARY JAW
3 months
WHEN IS THE PRIMARY DENTITION COMPLETE
2.5-3 years old
WHAT IS THE ERUPTION SEQUENCE OF PRIMARY TEETH
ABDCE