Prosthetics, Implants, Instruments & Adjuncts
Term for a patient that doesn't have any teeth.
What is edentulous?
When preparing the patient for treatment, this is used to prevent the spread of communicable diseases and decrease the number of microorganisms.
What is preprocedural antimicrobial mouthrinse?
Tooth whitening product that may attribute to tooth sensitivity.
What is hydrogen peroxide?
A systematic determination of worth, value, or significance.
What is evaluation?
When users of nicotine products stop abruptly, within 24 hours, they can experience maximal physical and/or psychological withdrawal symptoms. *Name 4* (9 total from the textbook)
Dysphoric or depressed mood * Insomnia *Irritability, frustration, and anger * Anxiety, *Difficulty concentrating * Restlessness *Decreased heart rate *Increased appetite or weight gain * Cravings for tobacco
Type of abscess of a tooth due to infection of the pulp.
What is a periapical abscess?
A solution that should not be used to clean partial dentures, as it will corrode the metal.
What is a sodium hypochlorite solution?
Type of instrumentation technique required to scale convex surfaces and furcations.
What is adaptation?
If a patient declines recommended fluoride treatment, it is essential to have the patient do this.
What is sign informed refusal?
A forecast regarding the outcome of a disease or condition expected to be achieved from oral treatment provided by the dental hygienist
What is a dental hygiene prognosis?
The expected clinical endpoint after NSPT has occurred.
What is elimination of bleeding on probing?
Method in which systemically administered antibiotics reach the organisms in the pocket.
What is through the circulation?
Type of ultrasonic powered device that transfers electrical energy to mental stacks to produce vibrations of the working end.
What is magnetostrictive?
When using the proper technique, the sharpening stone is positioned with the face of the instrument at this degree angle to maintain the internal angle of the blade.
What is 110 degrees?
Power-driven scaling devices converts this into high-frequency sound waves.
What is electrical energy?
When using OSCAR as a treatment plan for dental hygiene care, the 'S' stands for this.
What is systemic?
A recommendation for patients after eating cariogenic foods includes rinsing vigorously with this.
What is fluoridated water?
A type of abuse where a parent/caregiver fabricates or induces a disease on a child.
What is Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy?
Method in which systemically administered antibiotics reach pathogenic organisms in the periodontal pocket.
What is circulation?
Cross-contamination, which refers to the spread of microorganisms from one source to another, includes these 3 ways of transmission.
What is person to person, person to inanimate object, and inanimate object to person?
Agent for local delivery that has an advantage in that it does NOT have potential for the development of bacterial resistance.
What is chlorhexidine?
Method of post op instructions that should be given to the patient after each quad of SRP.
What are written/printed, personalized instructions?
Two essential components of successful periodontal therapy.
What is complete subgingival scaling and root debridement by the DH and effective daily biofilm control by the patient?
Using an explorer to check for residual calculus at the end of a scaling and root planing procedure is an example of this type of evaluation.
What is immediate evaluation?
Agent for local delivery that has an advantage in that it does NOT have potential for the development of bacterial resistance.
What is chlorhexidine?
Of the six essential links in the chain of disease transmission, hands may serve as these three.
What is a means of transmission, a reservoir, and a port of entry?
Palliative treatment used to treat herpetic gingivostomatitis.
What is mouthrinse with diphenhydramine elixer and Maalox?
This is the first step in developing a care plan for the patient.
What is determine goals based on the patient's needs?
Delayed wound healing can be caused by the deficiency of these four minerals/vitamins. *Name 2*
What are Riboflavin, zinc, vitamin A, and vitamin C?
The 3 sources for determining standard of care in a legal dispute.
What are Federal, state, or local statues and/or regulations, Opinion of expert witnesses, and Journals from recognized professional associations?