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| What 7 ways can you age an adult skeleton? |
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Definition
| Cranial suture closure, Dental attrition, Sternal rib ageing, Degeneration of pelvic auricular surface, Pubic symphysis degeneration, Late fusing epiphyses, Degenerative changes- osteroarthritis/ osterporosis |
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Term
| What are the catergories for ageing adults? |
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Definition
| Young Adult- 20-35, Middle Adult- 36-50, Old Adult- 50+ |
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Term
| What is the scoring system for Suture closure? |
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Definition
0= open, 1=minimal 2=significant, 3=obliteration
74% precision, 20 year age range |
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Term
| What are the 3 types of Dental tissue life and explain? |
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Definition
Attrition(Natural tooth on tooth wear)
Abrasion( Physical wear caused by objects)
Erosion( Chemical attack e.g. fruit, industry) |
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Term
| At what rate do the 3 sets of molars appear? |
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Definition
1st molar- aged 7
then every 6 years after |
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Term
| What are the reasons and rate of wear on teeth? |
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Definition
| Morphology of teeth, Enamel thickness, diet, tooth mutilation |
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Term
| What 6 things are important to know about the Adult Pubic Synthesis? |
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Definition
| Pubis-changes over time, billows and ridges disappear, Fragile area, Wide age range, affected by disease, underages older individuals, need to know the sex |
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Term
| What are the 5 morphological changes of the Sacro-iliac joint (auricular surface)? |
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Definition
| Billowing, Granuality, Density, Apex, Retroarticular area |
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Term
| What are the 3 problems with ageing using the Auricular surface? |
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Definition
Doesn't divide between male and female,Disease can cause fusion of area
Terminology difficult to decipher |
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Term
| What are the 6 principles of Paleaopathology? |
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Definition
| Disease must be chronic, Chronicity depends on host resistance, medical intervention alters expression, bone has a limited response to pathogen, need the complete skeleton, non- adults have rapid remodelling |
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Term
| What are the 7 classifications of disease? |
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Definition
| Dental disease, Congenital, Trauma, Neoplastic, Joint, Infection, Metabolic/Endrocine |
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Term
| What 5 things are recorded when looking at diseased bones? |
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Definition
| Preservation of skeleton, Appearance of lesion, type of lesion, distribution of lesion, age and sex |
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Term
| What does Aetiology mean? |
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Definition
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Definition
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| What does Pathogenesis mean? |
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Definition
| Clinical development of disease |
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Term
| What does Prevalance and Incidence mean? |
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Definition
% in a particular group etc.
Incidence= number of cases per week per pop. |
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Term
| What does Frequency and Epidemiology mean? |
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Definition
Number of cases.
Epidemiology= study of disease occurrence over wide geographical area and demography |
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Term
| What is Hypertrophy and Atrophy? |
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Definition
Hypertrophy- Increase in volume of bone/tissue.
Atrophy- Decrease in size of a normally developed tissue |
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