Test 2 Flashcards
Halitosis is normal in dogs, therefore it is known as “doggy breath”.
F
Stage 2 periodontal disease, or early periodontal disease, is still reversible.
True
Biofilm is made up of normal healthy bacterial flora.
False
Dead space is high in CO2 and low in O2.
True
When intubating an animal, you want to use the smalles diameter ET tube possible for that patient to avoid tissue necrosis.
False
T/F
The measuring landmarks for endotracheal intubation are from the incisors to the xipoid process.
F
An increased respiratory rate could be a sign of an ineffective local/regional block or that the patient is experiencing pain.
True
The thin film covering the tooth that comprises bacteria, saliva, and food particles is:
Plaque
Topography is:
The way the gingiva flows from tooth to tooth
The following statements are all true except
Sulcus depth is measured using the shepherds hook
Chlorhexidine has the ability to adhere to the oral tissues and release its properties _______________.
Slowly
Single-rooted teeth in the dog are
Incisors, canines, first premolars, and mandibular third molar
Which of these teeth have 3 roots?
Maxillary fourth premolar
_____________________ ___________________ is the less densely keratinized gingival tissue covering the bone.
Alveolar mucosa
Which stage of dental disease has severe pocketing, bleeds easily on probing, with/without pus on probing, bone loss and mobility (ie. advanced breakdown of periodontal structures and greater than 50% attachment loss)?
Stage 4 (PD 4)
In veterinary dentistry, chlorhexidine solutions are used because they
have antibacterial properties
Dental prophylaxis is followed by polishing
to smooth/reduce the enamel surface area
When using hand instruments to clean teeth
Hold in a modified pen/pencil grasp using overlapping pull strokes that are directed away from the gingiva
A cat has a small amount of edema and redness at the sulcus but no bleeding on probing. This cat would have
stage 1 - marginal gingivitis
Pocket depth is measured from the
current free gingiva margin to the botton of the sulcus
Between patients it is best to use the following order for maintaining instruments
use, wash, sharpen, sterilize
When performing dental prophylaxis, minimal safety equipement includes
gloves, mask, safety glasses
When polishing teeth using an air driven unit, the type of hand piece that should be used is the
low speed hand piece
After completing the polishing and rinsing of the teeth, you should
dry the teeth and apply fluoride
The most common type of benign soft tissue tumor of the oral cavity is
epulide tumor (epulis, plural epuli)
To prevent thermal damage to the pulp tissue during ultrasonic scaling one should
use constant irrigation
An example of tertiary dentin would be
worn tooth with brown covering
The most common dental procedure performed in the horse is known as
Floating
What mineralized tissue covers the rooth of the tooth?
cementum
An older dog with dental disease is presented to the clinic with a draining tract below his right eye. What is the most likely cause?
right-sided maxillary carnassial tooth abscess
The buccal surface of the manidubular molars in the dog
refers to the surface in contact with the cheek
Malocclusion can lead to dental disease for a number of reasons including all but which of the following?
presence of resorptive lesions leading to the destruction of teeth
The furcation is best described as
the space between two roots where they meet the crown
Oronasal fistula can often occur secondary to
abscess of maxillary canine tooth
Which of the following statements about toy breed dogs is true?
Chronic impaction of the incisor teeth with hair and debris often results in chronic osteomyelitis
A biospy report confirms that an oral mass is an acanthomatous epulis; what can be said about this type of growth?
it is a benign tumor
Which one of these is NOT a benefit of ultrasonic periodontal therapy?
more efficient removal of cementum
Which one of the following is NOT a parameter to help evaluate whether an anesthetic block is effective?
saturation percentage of oxygen
Which of these is not an advantage of using ultrasonic scalers for calculus removal?
Thermal heating of the tooth helps remove tartar more efficiently
For accurate reading; periodontal probes should be held
parallel to the long axis of the tooth
One benefit of air drying the teeth with compressed air
is that it helps to detect remaining plaque and calculus by turning it chalky white
Disclosing solution is used to
detect plaque/calculus
Oral irrigation solution should contain
0.12% chlorhexidine
Periodontal therapy is used to treat patients with __________ periodontitis.
Stage 2, 3, 4
With periodontal debridement, ultrasonic scalers provide
Flushing or removal of debri
Water lovage
Improved wound healing
Better visualization of the tissues
Fluoride acts to accomplish all but which of the following?
Strengthens periodontal ligament
List 4 reasons of how/why animals would develop periodontal disease: (4 pts)
no home care
trauma
heredity/breed
age
health
chewing behavior/bad toys
diet grooming habits
occlusion
frequency of professional dental care
List 4 signs the animal might show if periodontal disease present: (4 pts)
bad breath
chewing patterns
Bleeding gums
Sitting by food bowl
Drooling poss with blood in saliva
Pawing at mouth
What is another term for “toothpaste”?
Dentifrice
The dental formula for the adult feline is:
2 (I 3/3, C1/1, P 3/2, M 1/1) = 30
A patient presents with mixed stages of periodontal disease; stage 2 around the upper canines, but stage 4 around the upper premolars and molars. What stage of periodontal disease should be used/recorded in the medical record?
Stage 4
In the Triadan system, which teeth are described as the “carnassial” teeth? (4 pts)
108
208
309
409
VOHC stands for ______________________________________________________.
Veterinary Oral Health Council
Two things that are important in preventing aspiration of fluid and debris in anesthetic dentistry are:
Cuffed endotracheal tube
Gravity
Regarding ultrasonic scaling, three things that prevent thermal damage of the teeth are:
water
time
continuous movement
use side of instrument not tip
When polishing, to polish below the gumline the technique used where we tilt the polishing cup and apply slight pressure is called _______________________ the cup.
Flaring
What ultrasonic tips are used subgingivally for periodontal debridement?
Perio, furcation
