surgical management of benign dentoalveolar lesions Flashcards
1
Q
what key characteristics should be recorded when there is a swelling?
A
- site
- size
- shape
- surface
- structures
- supericiality
- colour
- consistency
2
Q
how should fluid filled lesions be managed?
A
- consider possibility of fluid, pus, blood or cyst fluid
- aspriation should be performed
- aspirate contents
- needle inserted
- pus can be sent to microbiology for culture and sensitivity
- for antibiotics
- to know antibiotic resistance
3
Q
what is an excisional biopsy technique?
A
complete removal with surrounding normal tissue (width and depth)
4
Q
what is an incisional biopsy technique?
A
diagnostic
removal of a portion of normal and abnormal tissue
5
Q
what is a punch biopsy technique?
A
removing a core of abnormal tissue
6
Q
what is aspiration?
A
fine needle cytology for deep soft tissue lesion
7
Q
what is exfoliative cytology?
A
abrasive removal of superficial layers
8
Q
what is the aim of treatment of cystic lesions
what is the treatment
A
- treatment aims
- treat the cause
- mostly teeth
- remove contents
- encourage healing
- stimulate remodelling
- treat the cause
- enucleation and marupialisation
9
Q
how does cryotherapy work
what is the aim and benefits?
A
- technique
- freeze water in cells
- disrupts cytoskeleton
- cell lysis
- repeat freeze thaw
- aims to reduce size or completely resorb it
- evidence of decreased carring
