Physical & Chemical Injury-Dr. Flores Flashcards
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Linea Alba
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- Common alteration of buccal mucosa
- No Tx Required
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Linea Alba: Clinical
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- White line
- usually bilateral
- Scalloped
- On buccal mucosa
3
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Linea Alba: Histology
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- Hyperorthokeratosis over normal oral mucosa
4
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Chronic Mucosal Chewing
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- aka Morsicatio Mucosae Oris
- Morsicatio Buccarum (Buccal mucosa)
- Morsiatio Linguarum
- Tongue
- under stress or psychological conditions
- Buccal Mucosa
- bilateral or unilateral
- thick, shredded, white areas combined with areas of erythema, erosion or focal traumatic ulcers
- 2x in females
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Traumatic Ulcers
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6
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Electrical Burns
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- usually <4 y.o.
- Types:
- Contact
- Arc
- Locations:
- lips
- commissure
- lesion evolves from painless yellow area w/minimal bleeding → necrotic and edematous lesion
- potential damage to:
- adjacent teeth
- facial nerve-rare
- potential damage to:
6
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Types of Electrical Burns
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- Contact
- can cause cardiopulmonary arrest
- might be fatal
- Arc
- conducted through saliva
- most common in oral cavity
7
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Electrical Burns Treatment
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- Tetanus shot
- prophylactic antibiotic
- prevent secondary infection
8
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Thermal Burns
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- From hot food or beverage
- Location:
- palate
- erythematous and ulcerated
- Painful
- small ares heal within 10-14 days
- Pt will remember history of incident
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Chemical Burns
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- Caused by Drugs & Chemicals
- children or psychiatric patients hold meds in their mouth instead of swallowing
- Caustic Medications:
- Aspirin
- Bisphosphonates
- 2 psychoactive drugs (-mazine)
- Chlorpromazine
- Promazine
- Topical Medications for mouth pain
-
OTC Tooth-whitening products
- contain:
- hydrogen peroxide
- carbamide peroxidase
- contain:
-
Dental Materials
- silver nitrate
- sodium hypochlorite
- dental cavity varnishes
- acid-etch
10
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Antineoplastic Therapy Complications
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- Acute or chronic complications from cancer tx such as:
- Chemotherapy
- Radiation Therapy
- Medication therapy
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Complications from Chemotherapy
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- Mucositis
- Hemorrhage
- Infection
12
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Complications from Radiation Therapy
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- Mucositis
- Xerostomia
- Radiation Caries
- Osteoradionecrosis
- decrease in bone healing
- lead to necrotic bone and impaired healing after trauma (Extractions)
13
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Complications from Medication Therapy
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- Osteonecrosis
- from bisphosphonates used to tx bone metastases
- primary bone cancer:
- multiple myeloma
- osteoporosis
14
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Mucositis
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- Superficial Necrosis of epithelial cells
- Increased Interleukin-6
- radiation or chemotherapy
- similar clinical presentations
- Chemo-few days
- Radiation-2nd week
- resolve 2-3 weeks after treatment ends
- similar clinical presentations
- ulcers
- removable yellow fibrinopurulent surface membrane
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Oral Mucositis is associated with:
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- Chemotherapy
- involves nonkeratinized surfaces
- buccal mucosa
- ventrolateral tongue
- soft palate
- floor of mouth
- involves nonkeratinized surfaces
- Radiation Therapy
- mucosal surfaces within direct portals of radiation
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What is the earliest manifestation of Mucositis
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- white discoloration
- due to lack of desquamation of keratin (hyperkeratosis)
17
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Mucositis risk factors
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- Young age
- female
- poor oral hygiene
- oral foci of infection
- poor nutrition
- impair salivary function
- tobacco
- alcohol
18
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Xerostomia
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- radiation complication
- salivary glands
- Changes begin within 1 week
- decrease in salivary flow during first 6 weeks of tx
- causes: Significant decrease of bactericidal action and self-cleansing properties of saliva
- decrease in salivary flow during first 6 weeks of tx
- Changes begin within 1 week
- Serous Glands
- more sensitive than mucous glands
- parotid gland >minor salivary glands
- more sensitive than mucous glands
- Hypogeusia (loss of taste)
- Persistent dysgeusia
- (altered sense of taste)
- Persistent dysgeusia
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Biological effects of radiation on Bone
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- Increased Endothelial cell permeability
- causes decreased perfusion/occlusion
- Immediate reduction in the number of osteoblasts post radiation therapy
- Increased bone resorption
- produce fatty/yellow marrow replacement
- less vascular than hematopoietic(red marrow)-→more vulnerable to physiologic skeletal loads
- produce fatty/yellow marrow replacement
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Osteoradionecrosis
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- Low risk
- increased if local surgery performed w/in
- 21 day of start
- 12 months after
- increased if local surgery performed w/in
- Location:
- Mandible
- Main Factor
- Radiation Dose
- Healing time
- at least 3 weeks since the start of radiotherapy and extensive dental work
- decreases chance of bone necrosis
-
Extraction or any bone trauma
- STRONGLY contraindicated during radiation therapy
21
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What are some factors that are associated w/increased prevalence of osteoradionecrosis (ORN)
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- Old age
- male
- poor health
- nutritional status
- tobacco or alcohol
- continued use