ORTHO2- ORTHODONTIC CLINICAL EXAMINATION QUESTIONS AND ANWERS

ORTHO2- ORTHODONTIC CLINICAL EXAMINATION (1) erect (2) Vertebral column - Be aware of the patient's position Spine should be ___________ Head is placed well over the _____________ (1) parallel (2) porium (EAM) (3) orbitale - FHP is parallel to the floor - FHP is traced from ____________ to the ____________ (1) normal head and mandibular posture - Position of the lips is best studied during ________________ and ____________ ▪ Retroclination of mandibular incisors ▪ Push lower teeth - Hyperactive mentalis: (1) occlusal plane - Lips should meet each other in an "unrestrained relationship" at the level of the ______________ o Relative size o Shape o Role of lips when swallowing - Palpate lips to check for equal muscle tone - Things of note: redder heavier moist smooth - If the lower lips rests beneath the upper incisors when swallowing (pag kumakagat pag lumulunok) the lower lip is usually: paler chapped - If the lips are less active: unaware that they are being observed - Method of breathing is Easiest to stud