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Pre-Med required for? ✔✔- Prosthetic heart valves, or prosthetic material used for cardiac valve repair.
- Hx of infective endocarditis
- cyonotic heart disease
- valve regurgitation w. heart thingys (even if has transplant or was repaired already) [According to limited data, infective endocarditis appears to be more common in heart transplant recipients than in the general population; the risk of infective endocarditis is highest in the first 6 months after transplant because of endothelial disruption, high-intensity immunosuppressive therapy, frequent central venous catheter access, and frequent endomyocardial biopsies] 5 month old preggers with rheumatic fever and heart murmer: pre med? a. yes b. no (remembered) ✔✔b Pregnant person afraid of needles - stress management by putting patient in what position when in your chair (BEFORE they even get to the point of passing out)? (remembered) ✔✔place her in trundelburg position.
- supine hypotension in 3rd trimester usually occurs (bc compression Inf vena cava) => must prevent this in dental chair bc it can cause patient to pass out.
- Best preventative treatment for supine hypotension is to turn the patient, prefera-bly to the left side, to displace the uterus away from the inferior vena cava. The patient can also be placed in a sitting position with the knees flexed. 6 months pregnant had bleeding gums and mobile teeth? How should they be treated? (remembered) ✔✔conservative debridement is what other person answered.
- pregnancy gingivitis: It is SO important to do ScRP (and stress good oral hygeine) to prevent plaque growth. The plaque can enter blood stream and stimuate patient's immune system to produce prostaglandins, which can trigger uterine contraction leading to early labor, premature birth, and a small baby. Pregnant lady with a diastema in between #8 and #9 with deep probing depth and class 1 mobility on 8 and 9. What is the reason for diastema? (remembered) ✔✔chronic perio
- increased incidence of periodontal disease during pregnancy => must emphasize good oral hygiene, and remove all their plaque so it doesn't lead to premature birth / small baby. Permanent dentition with tetracycline staining, when did this happen? (remembered) ✔✔Patient ingested tetracycline when they were between 0 and 5 years old
- Pentobarbital (Nembutal)
- Secobarbital (Seconal) are what kind of drugs? ✔✔barbiturates - Both pentobarbital (Nembutal) and secobarbital (Seconal) are used primarily on the evening before the dental appointment.
(remembered) ✔✔b (Plavix), or Coumadin, postrecovery. Prior to major surgery, always consult with the patient's physician to epinephrine depends on the patient's prognosis. Epinephrine containing LAs can be used starting 1 year Biggest concern with down syndrome? he thought Congenital Heart Defects.
- Trisomy 21 are at increased risk of cardiac defects, true.
- early onset periodontal disease IS MOST SIGNIFICANT ORAL HEALTH PROBLEM; they have a lower prevalence of dental caries though. Consider prescribing Chlorhexidine or other antimicrobial agents for daily use.
- When treating, consider patient's cardiac status and need for premedication (medical consult may be indicated). (remebered) ✔✔ Patient just had a stroke. What do you need to worry about? (remembered) ✔✔if they are on anti-coagulants (blood thinners).
- Stroke patients could be on blood thinners, such as aspirin, dipyradamole (Persan- tine), clopidogrol determine whether and when the blood thinners can be stopped and subsequently restarted. -. Following a CVA that required significant hospitalization, routine dental treatment must be delayed by 6 months.
- Routine dental treatment should be delayed by 3 months if the post-CVA recovery was uneventful and the patient was admitted overnight just for observation.
- Avoid epinephrine containing LAs during the first 6 months of dental treatment. Subsequent use of
after the stroke, when the patient demonstrates progressive improvement of the CVA and absence of antibodies. Blood showing a positive ELISA is subjected to the Western Blot Test. Thus, the Western Blot TIAs. What is the difference in anaphylaxis vs syncope? (remembered) ✔✔anaphylaxis has wheezing and bronchoconstriction.
- anaphyalxis: intense itching, hives, flushing over the face and chest. Rhinitis, conjunctivitis, nausea, vomiting, abdominal cramps, and perspiration. Palpitation, tachycardia, sub- sternal tightness, coughing, wheezing, and dyspnea. BP drops rapidly and loss of consciousness or cardiac arrest can occur in severe cases.
- syncope: fright and flight response. Anxiety, tachycardia, perspiration, light-headedness, and blurred vision are commonly experienced. The Enzyme Linked Immune Absorbent Assay (ELISA) Test - a negative response for a person who had needle stick means what? a. the patient definitely has an HIV infection b. the patient has antibodies to HIV- 1 present c. the patient definitely does not have an HIV infection d. the patient has no antibodies to HIV- 1 present. (remembered) ✔✔patient had no Abs present was answer.
- The ELISA Test is "reactive" when it detects antibodies to HIV-1. Once positive, the blood is tested again to confirm that indeed the ELISA Test is positive.
- Western Blot Test is more specific test. It determines size of antigens in the test kit binding to the
hygiene recall every 3 - 4 months to control the hyperplasia. cauliflower lesion on tongue is? (remembered) ✔✔papilloma multiple odontomas a. gardner syndrome b. gorlin syndrome (remembered) ✔✔a (Gardner's Syndrome (colorectal polyposis)) colorectal polyposis a. gardner syndrome b. gorlin syndrome ✔✔a Mucocele treatment? a. Prescribe corticosteroids b. Excise it and adjacent gland should be excised to prevent recurrence c. Must be biopsied for definitive diagnosis d. Anti-fungal medications (remembered) ✔✔b "Excise with salivary gland remnants"
- May be self-limiting or require local excision.
- on lower lip from trauma. history of increasing and decreasing in size. Mucocele - on lower lip from trauma. ✔✔ Patient presents with Jaundice. Answer the following questions: (1) Which of the following do you think they probably have? a. Cirrhosis b. Hepatitis A c. Hepatitis C (2) They currently are jaundiced. What is the proper thing to do? a. Start with the examination and complete a thorough diagnostic assessment. b. Tell the patient to immediately go to the emergency room. c. Tell the patient to come back for treatment in 1 week, and you cannot treat them now. (remembered) ✔✔(1) B - Jaundice is common in HepA (in B its like 60% of them, and in C its really rare) (2) c - this was on remembered questions. You can treat hepA patients after 1 week. called it jaundice. Ectodermal Dysplasia - was given symptoms of no hair and missing teeth (remembered) ✔✔ Perncious Anemia: a. Is associated with an autoimmune destruction of the parietal cells in the stomach. b. Is caused by acute or chronic blood loss.
ALSO know about Folate deficiency - neurologic symptoms! Hereditary Telegnastia is associated with... a. B12 deficiency b. Pernicious Anemia c. Iron Deficiency d. Hypertension (remembered) ✔✔Fe deficiency (Iron deficiency Anemia) picture of pt that didn't like look of canine/PM and asked what it was - Hypoplasia (remembered) ✔✔ Facial erosion on teeth due to? (given image) (remembered) ✔✔acidic beverages facial erosion = due to acidic beverages ✔✔ Amelognesis Imperfecta (xray) (remembered) ✔✔ Amelogenesis Imperfecta ✔✔
Dentinogenesis imperfecta - Bulbous crowns, cervical constriction, thin roots, early obliteration of root canals & pulp chambers ✔✔ Once thought to be associated with BLUE SCLERA and multiple bone fractures a. hemolytic anemia b. grave's disease c. pernicious anemia d. dentinogenesis imperfecta (remembered) ✔✔d - they give an eye picture and ask what dental findings should you see If they give you a picture of eyes and ask what dental findings you expect to see - whats the answer? ✔✔dentinogenesis imperfecta (blue sclera is the eye pic) All of the following are Hyperthyroid symptoms except? a. fatigue b. exopthalamus c. tachycardia d. tremor of extremities (remembered) ✔✔a Large space (diastema) between #11 and #12. What do you do? a. place implant b. removable partial denture
a. staining b. debonding c. fracture d. less tooth reduction ✔✔d The minimal axial reduction for crowns is? a. 0.5mm b. 1.0mm c. 1.5mm d. 2.0mm (remembered) ✔✔c
- i think they are talking about PFM here: Metal coping: 0.3 - 0.5 mm & Porcelain: 0.7 - 1.0 mm Best initial treatment for Maxillary oroantro fistula? a. antibiotics b. irrigation c. pack with gauze d. two of the above ✔✔d - antibiotics and irrigation Drug taken for arthritis? a. Propranolol b. Benadryl c. Naproxene
d. Aleve ✔✔c In order to improve gingival health, what must you do to temporary crown? a. overcontour b. undercontour (remembered) ✔✔Under contour (bulbous crowns are not good for gingiva) **Advantage of under contoured temporary crowns? a. allows adequate material to resist occlusal forces b. improves health of gingival tissues c. saves the patient money ✔✔improves health of gingival tissues X-rays show many well demarcated PARL's - Next step? a. initiate root canal therapy b. perform pulp testing c. incision and drainage d. extract ✔✔b PFM crown - whats the occlusal reduction? a. 0.5mm b. 1.0mm c. 1.5mm
a. antibiotics: chlorohexidine rinse b. debridement c. patient understanding the importance of oral hygeine d. explaining to the patient the link between oral health and systemic health (remembered) ✔✔b What is Gingivectomy used for? a. gingival hyertrophy b. gingival hyperplasia c. gingival recession d. hemostasis (remembered) ✔✔b What is the treatment for a patient with a liver clot? a. prescribe antibiotics b. irrigate c. apply pressure then re-assess d. two of the above (remembered) ✔✔Irrigate, apply pressure, reassess
(liver clot-unstable and often large, friable clot commonly forming in mucous membranes. Usually lead to excessive bleeding and abnormal wound healing.) Picture of Upper and lower complete arch crowns. What is wrong? (remembered) ✔✔impingement on gums/gums health Patient presents with pain on swallowing when wearing their denture. What is wrong? (rememered) ✔✔- overextension of lingual flange, one person said
- In tufts lecture, difficulty swallowing is associated with excessive VDO. Patient presents with space in between 3rd molar and premolar, with class II mobility. How should you treat? a. fixed partial denture b. removable partial denture c. implant prosthesis d. full denture (remembered) ✔✔Implant Grade III or IV furcation involvement, Miller class III mobility; the tooth can't be maintained with adequate plaque control by the clinician or by the patient. What would be the prognosis for this tooth? a. questionable b. good
a. hue b. chroma c. value (tufts material) ✔✔c (value is most important part of the shade components) - value is the brightness. What is the worst location for an implant? a. mandibular anterior b. mandibular posterior c. maxillary anterior d. maxillary posterior e. two of the above (remembered) ✔✔d - T4 bone. Strongest bone is found in anterior mandible What is the best location for an implant? a. mandibular anterior b. mandibular posterior c. maxillary anterior d. maxillary posterior e. two of the above (remembered) ✔✔"Either mandibular posterior or anterior" (i think ant. mandible is better though according to what tufts lectures say bc it has more cortical than the posterior mandible) What is the best long term prognosis for an implant?
a. mandibular anterior b. mandibular posterior c. maxillary anterior d. maxillary posterior e. two of the above (remembered) ✔✔"Either mandibular posterior or anterior" Worst cement for deep restoration? a. Glass Ionomer b. Zinc Phosphate c. Composite Resin d. RMGI (remembered) ✔✔b Zinc phosphate is the worst cement for what type of restoration? a. Class V b. Deep Caries c. Shallow Caries (remembered) ✔✔b - pulpal irritation
