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What angles classification makes athletes more prone to dental injury?
Class II Division I or II
How many times more likely is an athlete more likely to sustain damage to the teeth when not wearing a mouthguard?
60x more likely
What questions should you ask about patient sport activity in you health history form?
1. Does the patient participate in active sports?
2. In what sports does the patient participate
3. Has the patient ever suffered a dental or head injury?
How can a dentist become involved in sports programs within their community?
1. Develop a program to provide properly fitted mouthguards for athletes in your practice
2. Organize dental care for a specific team
3. Develop a dental trauma prevention program
What are 2 steps in obtaining informed consent?
1. communication & discussion (diagnosis, treatment plan, risks, alternatives)
2. Documentation of proof of consent. (with parental authorization)
Name 3 ways negligence, establishing that actual damages has occured.
1. doing something that should not have been done
2. Not doing something that should have been done
3. Doing something that should have been done, but not doing it properly
What is the difference between Alginate & Polyvinyl siloxane/pentamix?
Alginate: inexpensive, use for orthodontic impressions

Polyvinyl siloxane/pentamix: Expensive, excellent detail, pour model up to 3 weeks later, can reuse,
What are Anderson's 5 golden rules of treating dental trauma?
1. Be compassionate
2. Be a master of pain control
3. Be a wound healer
4. Doccument accurately
5. Be willing to be on-call
What are the sports related dental trauma injury classifications?
Simple: treatment can be completed in 1-2 appts
Complex: multiple teeth & appts
Multidisciplinary: requires specialists & span of years
What is the proper care for avulsed teeth?
1. Handle tooth by the crown, not the root
2. Do not brush or scrub the tooth
3. Replant the tooth if possible
4. If unable to replant, keep moist
5. Get athlete to dentist ASAP
What are the concerns most important to athletes?
1. Fit
2. Comfort
3. Breathing
4. Speaking
What are the 4 types of mouthguards available?
Type I stock mouthguards
Type II boil & bite mouthguards
Type IIIA vaccuum formed mouthguards
Type IIIB Heat/pressure laminated thermoformed mouthguards
What is the most important mouthguard?
The one that fits properly and is worn at the time the blow is received
Do you buff the entire mouthguard after outermost layer is applied?
No only the mating edges
What are the antisiezure medications?
Phenytoin
Gabapentin
Valproate
Carbamazepine
Phenobarbitol
What is Trisomy 21?
Downsyndrome, three copies of trisomy 21
What is spinabifida and what is it linked to during pregnancy?
One part of the spinal cord is undeveloped and it is linked to folic acid deficiency
What afflictions are now able to be treated in the sealant program due to the 2007 guideline change?
Heart murmurs and history of rheumatic fever
How are patients with congenital heart defects treated differently in the sealant program
They are given a prophylactic antibiotic
What oral lesions contraindicate treatment in the sealant program?
HSV-1
What oral lesions may be present and still be able to treat the patient in the sealant program
Canker sores (occur on soft nonkeratinized tissue)
Aphthous ulcer
How is Varicella-zoster spread and when is it contagious?
Chicken pox is spread via airborne droplets of varicella-zoster. It is contagious from the first evidence of symptoms until the last blister has crusted
Can you treat patients with head lice?
No
How do you treat lice?
Use Rid then 2 weeks later use it again to kill the newly hatched lice
What is ringworm?
A fungal infection. Do not treat ringworm on exposed areas
What should you do when child abuse is suspected?
School nurse is notified
When someone is having a heart attack, what should you do?
call 911 & have them chew aspirin
If a patient is undergoing a stroke should you give them aspirin?
No, do not give aspirin for ischemic and hemorhagic strokes
How do you handle syncope?
Lay the patient flat and elevate their legs
What format is the date recorded?
MM/DD/YY