Week 7 Flashcards
What is a mouth guard
An appliance made of hard or pliable material. Protects teeth from trauma during sports or grinding
What is a space maintainer
A fixed or removable appliance used to prevent adjacent teeth from drifting into the space created when a tooth is lost
What is obstructed sleep apnea
A sleep disorder caused when muscles that support soft palate, unblushing and tongue relax causing the airway to narrow or close
Interceptive orthodontics is aka
Corrective appliances
Can be fixed or removable; used to discourage tongue thrusting and thumb sucking
Thumb sucking device
A fixed appliance used to expand the maxillary arch by forcing the maxillary plates apart very slowly while the maxillary is still developing
Palatal expansion device
What is a crossbite corrector
Fixed or removable appliance used to correct teeth in malalignment where the maxillary teeth are positioned lingual to mand teeth
Removable appliances designed to gently move teeth into predetermined positions
Orthodontic tooth alligners
What are the 3 basic types of sport mouth guards
Stock guards
Boil and bite guards
Custom fit guards
Describe stock guards
Last expensive. Come pre formed. Do not fit well. Interfere with breathing / talking; least amount of protection
Describe mouth formed ( boil and bite) guard
Better fit than stock mouth guard. Soften in warm water and mold around teeth
Horseshoe shaped
Describe a custom made sports guard
Most expensive, customized for clients, best fit
Sports mouth guard protects the teeth and supporting structures by absorbing
Energy and spreading the force of the blow over all the teeth
Common signs of chronic bruxism include
Wear facets
Chipping on incisal edge
Stress cracks
Fractured cusps
Mobility
Enlarged masseter muscle
Sore muscles of mastication
Types of materials for night guards
Hard; acrylic
Soft; thermoplastic sheets of polyethylene material
Hard and soft; laminated of hard and soft thermoplastic materials
Design of the night gaurd can be
Full mouth coverage
Anterior coverage
Maxillary coverage
Mandibular coverage
Night guards are fabricated from
Acrylic or thermoplastic of polyethylene material
What should you use to clean a night guard
Polident foam or liquid soap
The most common type of sleep apnea
Obstructive sleep apnea
When sleep apnea happens the amount of oxygen in you blood may
Drop
People with sleep apnea often have
Loud snoring
Risk factors for obstructive sleep apnea
Large neck
Obesity
Chronic nasal congestion
HBP
diabetes
Smoking
Alcohol use
Narrow airway
Obstructive sleep apnea is more common in
Men (2x more than women); middle aged or older
Trx for sleep apnea: the mouthpiece will adjust your
Lower jaw and tongue to help keep the airway in your throat open while you sleep
