radiography of Caries Flashcards
awareness of different methods of caries diagnosis know what caries looks like on a radiograph be aware of the problems with caries diagnosis on a radiograph familiarity with guidance relating to recall intervals for radiographs of caries diagnosis
what is caries
a multifactorial disease
infectious disease
how does caries happen
due to lactic acid being produced by bacteria whilst fermenting sugars
it is a process of demineralisation and remineralisation
which bacteria can cause caries
Strep mutans
what is included in millers triad
susceptible tooth surface* sugars* time bacteria* * involved in the venn diagram
how can caries be classified
anatomical sites
activity
where can caries occur on anatomical sites
pit/fissure smooth surface enamel root primary secondary/recurrant residual
how can caries be classified by activity
arrested active which can include: rampant bottle/nursing early childhood
what are the levels of disease
D1
D2
D3
D4
if someone has a disease of D1 what does that mean
white/opaque or brown lesion but surface hard and occlusal surface hard on probing
if someone has a disease of D2 what does that mean
slight loss of surface
sticky fissures but NO dentine involvement
if someone has a disease of D3 what does that mean
dentine involvement but NO pulp involvement
if someone has a disease of D4 what does that mean
possible or definite pulpal involvement
how are stages D1 and D2 managed
usually by preventative stages
how will we manage stages D3 and D4
restorative measures
where does caries move faster
in the dentine rather than enamel
why does the caries move faster in the dentine
due to the porous nature of the dentine
what do we need to consider when diagnosing and detecting
activity of the caries and the presence of it
how can we detect caries
visual radiography temporary tooth separation fiberoptic transillumination laser fluorescence electrical conductance measurements research techniques eg MRI
How long does an MRI take
around 30 mins
advantages for using MRI to detect caries
no ionising radiation
disadvantages for using MRI to detect caries
very long exam
specialist equipment
difficult with children
how do we use temporary tooth separation
USING RUBBER orthodontic bands which can separate contact points allows us to visually see caries but also on the radiograph reduces enamel overlap
how does fibreoptic transillumination work
a white light on a very fine probe (0.5mm diameter) between a contact point therefore can detect inter proximal caries
what is shown when we have a sound tooth surface with fiberoptic transillumination
a sound colour all the way through
what is shown when we have a carious tooth surface with fiberoptic transillumination
the light will stop as there is no longer a smooth surface and there will be shadowing on the tooth surface
what does fluorescence change with
changes with density
dentine fluoresces more than enamel
and caries more than that
what are the ways we can use radiographs for detecting caries
bitewings-primary
periapicals