Week 1 notes

Question 1

what are some common technician dentistry tasks?

Answer 1

Dental cleanings, obtaining diagnostic information, intraoperative assistance, extraction (not in Colorado), and client education

Question 2

What are some advanced veterinarian dental care?

Answer 2

endodontics (root canals), exodontics (extractions), and advanced periodontal therapy ( attempt to reverse periodontal disease)

Question 3

What is the AVDC?

Answer 3

American Veterinary Dental College

Question 4

What does the AVDC say technicians can do dental wise?

Answer 4

dental cleanings, procedures not resulting in alterations in shape, structure, or position of teeth in the dental arch

Question 5

What does AVDT stand for?

Answer 5

Academy of Veterinary Dental Technicians

Question 6

What are the 2 classifications of teeth?

Answer 6

Brachyodont and Hypsodont

Question 7

what are brachyodont teeth and who has them?

Answer 7

teeth that have limited eruption/ development time

humans, carnivores, and pigs

Question 8

What are hypsodont teeth and who has them?

Answer 8

teethe that continually grow and erupt over a lifetime

horses, rodents, and lagomorphs

Question 9

What are the 2 subcategories of hypsodont teeth? and what are they?

Answer 9

Radicular- apices eventually close, growth discontinues

Aradicular- lack true root structure, lifelong tooth growth

Question 10

What are the four types of teeth cats and dogs have and what are they for?

Answer 10

incisors- gnawing and grooming
canines- prehending and holding
premolars- shearing and grinding
molars- shearing and grinding

Question 11

What does diphyodont mean?

Answer 11

having 2 sets of teeth, usually deciduous and permanent

Question 12

Rostral ?

Answer 12

toward the tip of the nose

Question 13

Caudal?

Answer 13

towards the tail end of an animal

Question 14

Vestibular?

Answer 14

space between the teeth and the lips

Question 15

Buccal?

Answer 15

facing the cheek

Question 16

Labial?

Answer 16

facing the lips

Question 17

Facial?

Answer 17

surfaces of rostral teeth visible from the front

Question 18

Lingual?

Answer 18

facing the tongue

Question 19

Palatal?

Answer 19

facing the palate

Question 20

Mesial?

Answer 20

Surface toward the rostral end of the mouth or surface facing toward the midline

Question 21

distal?

Answer 21

surface facing the caudal end of the mouth or surface farthest from the midline

Question 22

Apical?

Answer 22

towards the root

Question 23

Coronal?

Answer 23

towards the crown

Question 24

What is the trident system for deciduous teeth?

Answer 24

500 - 800

Question 25

what is a malocclusion?

Answer 25

teeth or jaws incorrectly aligned

Question 26

normal teeth should have what type of bite?

Answer 26

scissors bite

Question 27

what does anisognathism mean?

Answer 27

normal occlusion

Question 28

How many molars do dogs have?

Answer 28

2 maxillary and 3 mandibular

Question 29

what are caries lesions?

Answer 29

cavities

Question 30

what is ptyalism?

Answer 30

abnormal drooling

Question 31

what dose a full medical history assessment contain?

Answer 31

clinical symptoms, at-home dental care, and diet, treats and toys

Question 32

What does an extraoral examination contain?

Answer 32

head, face, eyes, ears, neck
symmetrical comparison
discharge, odor, or pain from ears or eyes
bilateral retropulsion of eyes
salivary glands and lymph nodes 
occlusion, persistent deciduous teeth

Question 33

What does an introral examination contain?

Answer 33

soft tissues of oral cavity, dental structures, periodontium

Question 34

What is CUPS?

Answer 34

chronic ulcerative paradental stomatitis

Question 35

what is juage?

Answer 35

bumps but root tip of gums

Question 36

What sites are effected by CUPS?

Answer 36

areas of mucosa adjacent to diseased teeth

Question 37

What causes CUPS?

Answer 37

bacteria in the plaque

Question 38

Periodontal probes are used for what/

Answer 38

To measure the depth of the gingival sulcus, to assess mobility and gingival bleeding

Question 39

What does a dental explorer do?

Answer 39

explores the topography of the tooth surface, detecting surface irregularities, completeness of debridement, and smooth transitions of fillings

Question 40

How do you assess tooth circumference?

Answer 40

insert probe into sulcus, probe parallel as possible to long axis of root, probe tip in contact with tooth, mark probe level adjacent to gingival margin when resistance is felt, “walk” probe around tooth to assess circumference.

Question 41

Furculation is what?

Answer 41

loss of boney attachment to tooth

Question 42

what do you record in initial finds?

Answer 42

tissue variations
teeth and supporting structures: presence/ absence, periodontal probe: attachment levels, sulcus/pocket depth, loss of bone in furcation areas, size of oral lesions
Dental explorer: caries, feline resorption, calculus, pulp exposure, tactile sensitivity
Tooth mobility, gingiva characteristics, hard structures of teeth (abrasion/attrition)