Download Dental assisting Pediatric Dentistry and more Exams Pediatrics in PDF only on Docsity! Dental assisting: Pediatric Dentistry What is pediatric dentisry? - The therapeutic oral healthcare of children from birth through adolescence. It also includes patients beyond adolescence who because of mental, physical, or emotional problems require specialized help in receiving dental care. What issues and procedures would a pediatric dentist treat? - Eruption patterns stainless steel crowns space management pit and fissure sealants traumatic injuries nursing bottle decay caries and their contributors How do you differentiate normal from abnormal conditions? - Normal and abnormal depend on the current condition of all structures on the mouth including teeth ,gingiva, and oral mucosa What does normal gingiva look like in a child? - gingival margin looks festooned T or False. Normal gingiva looks coral pink in color. Pigmentation is dangerous, and patient should be referred to the oral surgeon - False, pigmentation is natural. What is the appearance of mild fluorosis? - some white spots on the dentition What does tetracycline stain look like - Grayish-brown stain that appears on the teeth when tetracycline was taken during the tooth formation. Appears as a band showing when during the tooth formation cycle, tetracycline was taken. What is ankyloglossia? - tongue tied, short lingual frenum What is a mucocele? - A bluish cyst like mass on the lip caused by trauma The first outbreak of the herpes virus in a child is called..... - primary herpetic gingivostomatitis What does primary herpetic gingivostomatitis look like? - many vessicle filled blisters that will crust over around the mouth, red firey gingiva How do you treat a patient with a herpetic lesion? - Tell parent to give child plenty of fluids, do not treat patient, wait until blisters are crusted over What is herpetic whitlow? - a herpes outbreak on thumb that can happen if you are exposed to the herpes virus treating a patient with a herpes blister What is glossitis? - inflammation of the tongue T or F. Teeth come in one shape and size, and mouths come in a cariety of shapes and sizes which is what causes some people to need orthodontic treatment, - False. Teeth come in a variety of shapes and sizes What is avulsion? - complete removal of a tooth out of it's socket What is luxation? - Movement of the tooth out of place in the socket What is extrusion? - Partial removal of the tooth out of it's socket Can displaced teeth be reimplanted? - yes, and stabilized with a splint How are fractured teeth classified? - using the ellis classifications What is a class I ellis fracture? - fracture involving enamel only What is a class II Ellis fracture? - Fracture into the dentin What is a class III ellis fracture - fracture into the pulp What soft tissue trauma is common in pediatric dentistry? - lacerated lip frenum laceration tongue laceration T or F. Children often do not have serious emergencies relating to their dental and personal health. - False. They do often have serious emergencies What dental emergencies are serious emergencies and can become like threatening - Burns and cellulites What is a common childhood injury that results from chewing on an electrical cord - burns How are children susceptible to burns? - young children are crawling and teething may chew on electrical cords if they are left unattended or not closely watched What are the dangers of a child chewing on an electrical cord? - the electrical cord can cause severe burns or even electrocution which can lead to death Where does an electrical cord burn manifest? - manifests at the commissures of the mouth What appliance is used to help healing of an electrical cord burn? - Commussure splint T or F. Pediatric dental caries will never lead to an abscess if they are not treated. - False, dental caries in the primary teeth can lead to an abscess if not treated What is the advanced stage of infection that can be life threatening if not treated promptly? - Cellulites How is facial cellulitis manifested? - facial swelling What can cause nursing bottle decay? - bad sleeptime habits, falling asleep with the bottle, or high sucrose content medications (check for chronic conditions)` What are non-nutritive habits? - finger sucking thumb sucking tongue posture How can non-nutritive habits cause changes in the dentition? - can cause vaulting of the palate, movement of the teeth anteriorly T or F, Pediatric dentists are trained to treat individuals with varying degrees of illness - True Pediatric patients may have what diseases? - cancer, heart defects, birth defects, multitude of other diseases What is ectodermal dysplasia - a genetic anomaly that can cause hypodontia or anodontia, peg shaped or conical teeth, decreased lower facial height, protruding and everted lips, frontal bossing, and depressed nasal bridge What is trisomy 21 - down syndrome What are the manifestations of down syndrome? - hypoplastic maxillary sinuses