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1. Immunosuppresant drug used in Transplant Patients that causes Gingival
Hyperplasia: Cyclosporine
2. How is Perio disease related to diabetes?: Glucose levels are increased.
3. Cause for cement failure?: increased SOLUBILITY of the cement
4. Before trimming teeth on a stone cast for an immediate denture, you must
first...: mark a line 3 mm above the free gingival margin.
5. ** Which analgesic(s) is safe for a Patient with kidney disease?: Tylenol
(acetaminophen) ONLY.
NOT NSAIDS OR ASPIRIN
6. ** For Patients on dialysis, where do you take their blood pressure?: On the arm
opposite of the shunt.
7. How do you prevent syncope?: Trendlenburg position.
(feet higher than head)
8. How do you treat syncope if breathing?
How do you treat syncope if not breathing?: Place the patient in the trendlenburg
position. (flat/feet higher than head)
If breathing? Use crushed ammonia under nose and pure oxygen. Not
,breathing? start BLS.
9. Treatment of a child with Fibrous Dysplasia?: for kids, prolong surgical inter-
vention as long as possible.
some lesions will stabilize & some lesions will grown. Only surgically remove if
esthetics are a concern.
*Note: Fibrous dysplasia is an uncommon bone disorder in which scar-like (fibrous)
tissue develops in place of normal bone. This can weaken the affected bone & cause
deformations or fractures.
*Radiographic appearance: orange peel if late stage.
10. ** Treatment of barbiturate allergic reaction.: antihistamine (synergic reaction to
barbituate) ** look at this.
11. **Can you treat a patient who had Hepatitis A, one year ago?: yes. they can be
treated "1 week after having jaundice" -- the exam referred to it as jaundice.
12. At what intervals are intermediate dentures evaluated?: 24- hrs. 72-
hrs.
1 week
,1 month
Every 3 months
13. **How long to keep a dressing on after periodontal treatment?: Pack is kept in
for 1 week after surgery.
14. TX for Primary herpetic gingivostomatitis?: Palliative only - you only treat for
fever and pain.
15. Eagles Syndrome symptoms: Pain while swallowing, turning head, or mouth
opening.
may include dysphagia, dysphonia, otalgia, headaches, dizziness.
* The elongation of styloid process// mineralization of the stylohyoid ligament.
16. ** Epinepherine//vasoconstrictors are contraindicated in patients with
. They would exacerbate the symptoms.: hyperthyroid - My exam
asked which anesthetic to use on someone with hyperthyroid patients. **
17. ** "Opalescent hue": dentinogenesis imperfecta -- my exam showed a pic of
eyes (blue sclera) and stated this patient had brittle bones. this exam intertwines
osteogenesis imperfecta with DI, I think. OI was not an option.
18. Radiographic findings of Dentinogenesis Imperfecta.: Bulbous crowns.
Obliterated canals & Pulp chambers.
Cervical Constrictions
19. amelogenesis imperfecta heredity: dominant/recessive/x-linked.
20. ** hypomaturation amelogenesis imperfecta manifests clinically as....
, showed an image but it wasn't quite textbook: "Snowcapped" Pattern. Showed an
image.
this is due to the matrix not forming well. crystals are weird.
21. hypoPLASTIC amelogenesis imperfecta manifests clinically as...: a gener-
alized/localized pitted pattern on enamel typically.
can be smooth/pitted/or rough.
can be AD, AR, X-linked.
22. Best TX for tetracycline stain: Veneers.
23. ** Facial reduction for a PFM crown?: 1.5 mm.