Restorative Flashcards
Terms for nasal profiles
Grecian (the straight)
Roman (the convex, hook or aquiline)
Infantile (the concave) retrousse’, snub & pug
Types of prognathism
Maxillary
Mandibular
Alveolar
The line of closure of the lips is like a hunting bow because it
curves up on the ends
Cranial bones
ethmoid sphenoid temporal frontal parietal occipital
Facial bones
vomer maxilla zygomatic nasal lacrimal palatine mandible inferior nasal concha
The glabella is an eminence of the
frontal bone
The zygomatic process is a part of the
temporal bone
The very large muscle which covers the top and sides of the skull from occipital bone to eyebrows is
the occipitofrontalis
Parts of the manidble
mental eminence
incisive fossa
alveolar process
ramus
soft wax
also known as surface restorer is used on small surface repairs
medium wax
also called Restorative or Derma surgery is firmer for feature restoration
firm wax
also called wound filler is the hardest wax for feature restoration and large cavity and excision restoration. (requires firmly embalmed tissue and the basket-weave suture)
lip wax
translucent or opaque
temporary (interrupted) suture
individual stitches - maybe applied before embalming to hold tissues in position
single intradermal suture
hold the margins of incisions (clean cuts) together; for a laceration or clean cut for a viewable area
double intradermal suture
2 needles & a single thread - for irregular incisions, cuts or gashes (such as a gash on the forehead or areas where dessicated margins have been removed; for an L-shaped cut or tear or a gash in a viewable area
worm suture
is used to gather in, and turn under excess skin tissues…a hidden suture made after embalming
basket-weave suture
used for deep wound or excision to provide an anchor for the wax; it is applied after embalming
purse-string suture
used for small holes such as trocar or colostomy opening; applied before or after embalming
Torn skin can be repaired with
super glue
Repair a compound fracture of the leg
Make every attempt to align all bones in the pre-embalming period
Wire the bone
Suture
Cover with plastic
To correct a square face
Darken the sides of the forehead and chin;
Lighten the cheekbones
To correct a triangle face
Lighten the sides of the forehead;
Darken the sides of jaw line
To correct a round face
Lighten the cheeks;
Darken the forehead and jaw line