Risky Business
This ASA Classification applies to a patient with no systemic disease and no impact on daily activity.
What is ASA I?
This trimester is considered the safest for routine dental care.
What is the second trimester?
A cleft palate typically forms between these weeks of gestation.
What is weeks 6-12?
These vascular changes appear under the tongue in older adults and are benign.
What are sublingual variscosities?
This temporary neurologic event mimics stroke but causes no permanent damage.
What is a TIA (Transient Ischemic Attack)?
This classification applies to a patient with well controlled systemic disease that causes only mild limitations.
What is ASA II?
Periodontal disease during pregnancy is linked to these two adverse outcomes.
What is preterm birth and low birth weight?
This prosthesis is designed to close an opening in the hard palate.
What is an Obturator?
The term for taking a large number of medications.
What is polypharmacy?
This neurodegenerative disorder is linked to dopamine deficiency.
What is Parkinson's disease?
For patients with this blood pressure reading, elective dental care should be deferred.
What is 180/110 mmHg?
In typical development, the deciduous dentition is fully erupted by this age.
What is ~2.5 years?
Children with this chromosomal disorder often present with Class III malocclusion, macroglossia, and congenitally missing teeth.
What is Trisomy 21?
Tooth loss in older adults most often reflects this chronic condition.
What is periodontal disease?
Paralysis on one side of the body is called this.
What is hemiplegia?
Vital signs provide this important reference point for emergencies.
What is a baseline?
To prevent supine hypotensive syndrome, position the pregnant patient this way.
What is on her left side?
Characteristics of this ID typically include repetitive behaviors and restricted interests.
What is ASD?
The older adult population is at increased risk for this condition that causes the breakdown of cartilage in joints.
What is osteoarthritis?
This genetic myopathy causes progressive weakness and loss of muscle use.
What is muscular dystrophy?
The AHA currently recommends antibiotic prophylaxis for patients with this type of cardiac device.
What is a prosthetic heart valve?
Birth before this week of gestation is considered premature.
What is 37 weeks?
This is the most common inhereted cause of ID and occurs in 1 in 5,000 males.
What is Fragile X Syndrome?
Management of Alzheimer's patients should prioritize this overarching goal.
What is comfort, prevention, and preservation of oral function.
If you are treating a patient with a spinal cord injury and they experience an increase in blood pressure along with a pounding headache, you should suspect this potentially life-threatening emergency.
What is autonomic dysreflexia?