Quiz 4 Dental Restorations Flashcards
Types of Exams
Complete (IO/EO) Screening (Classify) Limited (Emergency) Follow up Maintenance (has anything changed)
Examination Methods
Visual exam (direct, raidographic, transillumination) Palpation Instrumentation Percussion Electrical Test Ausculation Smell
Tooth Numbering Systems
Universal is the one we actually use
What is dental charting?
Graphic representation of the condition of the client’s teeth and clinical features of the periodontium on specific date
What are the purposes for charting?
Care planning Treatment/counseling Evaluation Protection (legal purposes) Identification (dead)
What are additional materials used for charting?
Study casts, Radiographs, Form for manual charting, Computerized systems (saves times and effort)
Basic charting at CSN
Systematic Sequence (don't miss anything) Basic Entries- name, date on all 4 lines, radiographic missing teeth
Charting RED
Pathology (decay, cavities)
Charting BLUE
Restorations (Solids, implants)
Charting YELLOW
Attrition/Abrasion
Charting BLACK
Missing, watch areas, abnormalities
Exploratory Examination
Use side of probe to determine caries on smooth surface
Use shepard’s hook explorer to follow margins of all restorations
Use shepard’s hook explorer to examine pits and fissures
Dental Caries
Acute, Rampant, Early Childhood caries, Chronic caries, Arrested caries, Recurrent, Primary or initial caries
Acute
Early stages
Rampant
All over the place
Early Childhood Caries
Baby bottle decay
Chronic caries
All the time
Arrested caries
Stopped, remineralized @ early stages
Recurrent
Margins
What are alternative methods for caries detection?
Laser Fluorescence device
Diagnodent and pen
Location of caries lesions
Pits and fissure
Smooth surface caries
root caries
Pits and Fissures
Most common in kids, prevent w/ sealants
Smooth surface caries
No groove, more in interproximal surfaces
Nomenclature by surfaces
Simple: Carious lesions (one surface)
Compound: 2 surfaces
Complex: 3+ surfaces
G.V Black’s Classification of caries
Class 1-6