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| anything the orthodontist attaches to the teeth to move the teeth or to change the shape of the jaw |
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| a metal wire which is attached to brackets to move teeth |
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| a metal ring that is usually placed on teeth to hold on parts of braces |
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| a metal or ceramic part that is glued onto a tooth and serves as a means of fastening an arch wire |
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| a small metal part that is welded on the outside of a molar bank |
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| what does a buccal tube contain? |
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| a slot to hold archwires, lip bumpers, facebows, and other things orthodontist uses to move teeth |
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| Ligating module(elastomoeres) |
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| a small plastic piece shaped like a donut which is used to hold the arch wires in the brackets on teeth |
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| What are two types of bonding when it comes to brackets? |
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| single step intraoral procedure, brackets are cemented onto teeth one at a time in one sitting |
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| What is indirect bonding? |
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| takes two step process, temporarily brackets are put on a study cast of the patient and then transferred to the patients mouth all at one time |
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| What are some risk factors associated with a patient with orthodontic appliances? (3) |
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1.age
2.position of teeth
3.appliances they have |
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| What are the things that we give OHI on to people with oral appliances? (4) |
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1.brush selection
2.tooth brushing
3.interproximal plaque removal
4.fluoride recommendations |
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| What kind of tooth brush is suggested to a patient with braces? |
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| What is recommended for the difficult interproximal plaque removal for patients with braces or other oral applicances? |
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| superfloss-floss with hard end that you can use to thread floss through teeth |
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| How should someone with braces brush their teeth? |
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| A & B(sulcular brushing) and C(charter brushing |
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| What is A & B(sulcular) brushing? |
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| placing toothbrush at an angle to get the sulcus or cervical area |
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| What is C(charter brushing)? |
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| 45% angle towards occlusal getting the top and bottom of bracket |
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| open the pillars to place tips of apical and coronal portion of the band, close the pillars until the band slides off the tooth |
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| How does one remove a bracket? |
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| squeeze-release technique(squeeze opposite sides of bracket with instrument and squeeze it together, will cause it to pop off the tooth) |
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| How can you remove of the residual resin adhesive left over from brackets (4) |
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1.remove resin bulk(using scaler or powerscaler)
2.avoid tooth damage
3.exam using visual and tactile
4.final polishing |
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| What are you looking for in a caries evaluation? What are usually indicated? |
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examination for demineralization, etched surfaces, stains
radiographs indicated |
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| What are some home care practices that someone should practice following orthodontic care? |
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-bacterial plaqque removal
-fluoride regimen
-care of retainer
-follow up appointments |
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| How should one handle their retainer while eating? |
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| they should take it out while eating and brush their teeth before putting it back in |
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| what is a fixed lingual retainer? |
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| after fixed appliances have been removed a retainer is worn to give support to the teeth while the bone and other supporting tissues are stabilizing |
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| What are retainers after braces are taken off called? |
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| How should you care for Hawley Retainers? |
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-clean after each meal and before bed
-brush and rinse teeth and tissues each time appliance is removed
-keep appliance in water or in case when out of the mouth |
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| How do oral sleep apnea appliances work? |
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| the allow patient to not use C-PAP machine at night. They get an oral appliance that shifts the mandible for easier breathing |
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| What is an example of a OSA(oral sleep apnea) appliance? |
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| Herbstat, can be used for general orthodontics or sleep apnea |
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| What is a somnoMed appliance used for? |
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| also used for sleep apnea, similar to herbst |
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| What is a thumb habit reminder? |
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| appliance used on children who have thumb sucking habit that scrapes their finger if they try to suck it |
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| prosthesis that replaces all or part of palatal structures, used for cleft palate or loss of tissues/structure |
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| What are the components of a fixed crown and bridge? |
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| natural tooth that acts as a stabilizer in a bridge |
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| fake crown between abutement(s) |
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| What are 4 types of fixed partial dentures? |
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1.cantilever
2.maryland
3.bilateral
4.implant support |
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| a partial denture that only has one abutement and one partial(2 units) |
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| a fixed partial denture that has a pontic with wings that attaches to adjacent teeth |
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| What is a bilateral partial denture? |
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| 3 unit bridge with 2 abutements with a pontic inbetween them (3 units) |
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| What is an implant supported partial denture? |
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| implants acts are abutements |
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| What is another name for a removable partial denture? |
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| What does a removable partial denture do? |
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| replaces one or more natural teeth, removable |
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| Where does the denture base of a removable partial denture lay? |
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| How does a removable partial denture stay in? |
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| What should you avoid with a removable partial denture? |
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-avoid bending clasps
-avoid scaling on denture base(can scale on denture, just avoid base) |
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| What are other things that should be put into place when dealing with removable partial dentures? |
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-exercise dental biofilm control
-label the dentures when cleaning them |
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| How do you remove a partial denture? |
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| exert even pressure on both sides at the same time |
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| What is the protocol for receiving a denture? |
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1.don PPE
2.offer a denture cup or disposable napkin
3.rinse denture under slow running water |
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| Care procedure for removable partial denture prosthesis |
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-rinse
-brush(use clasp or denture brush)
-then treat their natural teeth using biofilm control and dental caries control |
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| What are the components of complete dentures? (3) |
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1.impression surface
2.polished outer surface
3.teeth made of acrylic or porcelain |
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| What are three types of denture deposits? |
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1.mucin and food debris
2.denture pellicle and biofilm
3.calculus |
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| What are three forms of chemical denture cleaning? |
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1.alkaline hypochlorite(10%bleach)
2.dilute acids-untrasonic
3.commercial enzyme cleaners |
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| What are some types of abrasive denture cleaners? |
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1.denture pastes/powders-calcium carbonate
2.household agents-soap&water or bicarbonate of soda |
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| Can you sue regular toothpaste on dentures? |
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| NO, could scratch and alter dentures |
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| Why do we bother cleaning the complete denture? |
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-to prevent irritation to the tissues
-to prevent infection and mouth odors
-to maintain appearance |
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| When should one remove a full denture? |
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| after each meal and before bed because it could cause lesions due to a lack of oxygen if gingiva does not get air |
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| What are some ways to clean the complete denture? |
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| brushing, immersion, keep in water at night |
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| How should you brush dentures? |
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-use denture and clasp brush
-hold over the sink with a towel in the sink
-avoid scratching/dropping |
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| how/why does one use immersion to clean dentures? |
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| wors good, reaches all areas, place in cup with warm(not hot) water and solution |
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| Where should you keep dentures at night? |
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| How do we clean full dentures? |
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| with the ultrasonic cleaniner, it is a tartar and stain remover and loosens deposits |
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| What must you make sure of before you put someone denture in the ultrasonic cleaner? |
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| that is is stable and would not break in it |
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| What do you follow up with on dentures after the ultrasonic cleaner? What do you use to do this? |
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| calculus removal using hand instruments |
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| What do you do to full dentures after putting them in the ultrasonic cleaner and removing the calculus? |
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Definition
| polish then, just the external surfaces or metal with fine polishing agent or dental lathe |
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| What should someone with full dentures do with the underlying mucosa? |
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Definition
-rinse it regularly
-brush once a day
-massage the tissues regularly |
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| What are complete overdentures? |
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| denture designed to go over natural teeth or implants placed strategically to hold the denture in place |
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| What are the benefits of overdentures? (5) |
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1.preserve bone for increased retention
2.bear occlusal forces
3.improve stability and retention
4.improve proprioceptive senses
5.increase acceptance |
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| What are two ways to determine if the periodontal health of a patient is good enough for over dentures? |
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Definition
| endodontics, restorative or they place dental implants to hold the denture in place |
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| What are two types of traumatic ulcers? What can they be caused by? |
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-acute
-chronic
ill fitting dentures or reaction to chemicals used to clean dentures |
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| What is denture induced fibrous hyperplasia or epulis fissurata? |
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| chronic rubbing of denture that caused folds of connective tissue |
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| What is denture stomatitis? |
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Definition
| generalized pain, redness, burning caused by poor oral hygiene or not removing denture at night |
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| What is denture stomatitis? |
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Definition
| generalized pain, redness, burning caused by poor oral hygiene or not removing denture at night |
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| What is angular cheilitis? |
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Definition
| riboflavin or B2 deficiency or from pool of saliva at corner of mouth |
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| What is papillary hyperplasia? |
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Definition
| papilla-like appearance often seen under maxillary denture associated with candidiasis or/and not removing denture on a regular basis |
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