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| In 2007, Radfar et al published a study on ~1000 patients at this institution, examining how many of them had medical conditions and of what type they had. |
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| This was the average age of the population in Radfar's study. |
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| Of the patients in the study, this percent reported at least one medical condition. |
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In the study, ________ diseases were reported
by _____% or more of the dental
school patients. |
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| List the three most commonly reported medical conditions in order from 1-3. |
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1. Hypertension
2. Allergy
3. Endocrine |
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In the study, _______ classes of drugs
were reported by _____% or
more of SDM patients. |
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List the three most commonly reported drugs taken in order from 1-3.
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| Pain; Hypertension; Anti-depression |
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Over _____% of SDM patients reported
having _____ medical conditions,
being over _____ years old, “and”
using _____ drugs. |
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| 50; one or more; 50; one or more |
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| Dentists must understand the difference between disease and drugs reported. Give an example. |
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| Patients on anti-hypertensive medication will often say they do not have hypertension (it is controlled by the drug). |
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| Some dental procedures, as well as many drugs, are reported to cause dysfunction of ________. |
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Which of the following is not a common cause of taste & smell dysfunction:
1. Oral and Perioral lesions
2. Bell's Palsy
3. Sjörgen's Syndrome
4. Oral Appliances
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Which of the following does not cause taste & smell dysfunction:
1. Psychiatric conditions
2. Anemia
3. Multiple Sclerosis
4. Endocrine disorders |
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| T/F: Most complaints about taste are, in fact, about flavor. |
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| Men reach their peak ability to smell in this age range. |
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Women reach their peak ability to smell in this age range.
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| T/F: Men have a stronger sense of smell than women. |
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| False. Women have the stronger sense of smell. |
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| In order to be detectable by the olfactory nerves, a compound must be ________ (in order to reach the nerves) as well as partially ________-soluble and partially ________-soluble. |
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| T/F: Sense of smell decreases with age. |
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| T/F: There are at 100s, perhaps 1000s, of primary sensations in olfaction. |
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| T/F: Maximum intesity of smell often takes 100x threshold levels (i.e. large range from threshold to saturation). |
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| False. There is a small range from threshold to saturation (e.g. 10-50x threshold levels). |
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List the location of the 1st relay neuron in:
1. Olfaction
2. Taste |
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1. Olfactory bulb
2. Nucleus solitary tract |
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| T/F: Taste diminishes with age. |
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List the cell cycle duration in:
1. Olfaction
2. Taste |
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| T/F: Taste and olfaction have use neurons to travel to the thalamus. |
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| True. Although some of the olfactory neurons travel directly to the cortex. |
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