Dentistry Flashcards
Quidding
Abnormal dropping of food from the mouth
On the bit
term used to describe position of horses head in relation to bridle - often the position riders want to achieve during work
Lateral radiograph use
To assess sinuses
Head up to stop fluid accumulation
Dorsoventral radiograph use
Ventral conchal sinus
Latero-30degree-dorsolateroventral oblique radiograph use
For maxillary
Latero-35-40 degree venterolaterodorsal oblique view radiograph use
For mandibular
Open mouthed obliques radiograph use
For clinical crowns and diastemata
How to radiograph maxillary incisors
plate in mouth - vertical
60-80 degrees from dorsal plane
Rostrodorsal-caudoventral oblique
How to radiograph mandibular incisors
60-80 degrees
Rostroventral-caudodorsal
Centre beam on central incisors
How to radiograph canines and wolf teeth
Lateral projection 15-20º rostrocaudal or dorsoventral to prevent superimposition
Highlight reserve crown and roots of canines and wolf teeth (04s/05s)
Blind wolf teeth
Intraoral view (as for incisors) occasionally useful
How to radiograph maxillary arcade
Lateral view
Shows fluid lines (nose pointed at floor) and abnormalities in paranasal sinuses
Cannot evaluate individual teeth apices due to superimposition of teeth
Position horse with lesion to cassette
Use cassette holder, in vertical plane, parallel to head as close to possible to the horse
Beam directed horizontal to long axis of the head
Collimate to caudal aspect of interdental space, eye caudally and dorsal aspect of the skull
Maxillary teeth-center dorsal to rostral aspect of the facial crest to evaluate cheek teeth and paranasal sinuses
Sinus anatomy
Maxillary sinus divided into rostral and caudal compartments
Apices of maxillary 08+09’s in rostral maxillary sinus (RMS)
Apices of 10+11’s in caudal maxillary sinus(CMS) Conchofrontal sinus drains into CMS
Ventral conchal sinus communicates with RMS
Frontal sinus
Maxilla and sinuses radiography
DV view
Occasionally used
Deviation of medial septum
Soft tissue masses or sinusitis
Radiographing maxilla and paranasal sinuses
Latero 30 degree dorsal-lateroventral oblique view
Latero 10-30 degree ventral-laterodorsal
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Lateral
Latero 10-45 degree ventral-laterodorsal oblique
Latero 30 degree dorsal-lateroventral oblique view for imaging maxilla and paranasal sinuses
Separates structures on the left and right size
Affected side next to the cassette
30 degree from dorsal plane, parallel to palate and centred 3-5cm dorsal to the rostral aspect of the facial crest
Include maxillary cheek teeth row and paranasal sinuses
Avoid rostro-caudal angulation
Higher exposure for cheek teeth apices compared to sinus
Latero 10-30 degree ventral-laterodorsal open mouthed oblique view for imaging maxilla and paranasal sinuses
Use hollow PVC tubing
Lesion/area of interest next to the plate
Beam directed in opposite direction to closed mouth oblique views
Latero15 degree-ventral-laterodorsal for maxillary
Centre beam on rostral aspect of facial crest
Erupted crowns of cheek teeth and occlusal aspect of alveolus (alveolar crest)
Also useful for imaging Tridan 05’s or wolf teeth
Lateral view of maxilla and paranasal sinuses
not usually indicated, but centre over area of interest
Collimate rostrocaudally to include centre cheek teeth row
Higher exposures needed to image apices of three most caudal teeth due to masseter and pterygoideus muscles
Latero 10-45 degree ventral-laterodorsal oblique view for imaging
Cassette next to lesion
Centre on rostral aspect of facial crest and include all erupted crowns in the arcade
As for maxillary open-mouthed oblique, reverse direction of closed-mouth oblique
Used to image mandibular erupted crowns
Diastemata, clinical crown fractures and abnormalities of wear can be assessed
Structure of teeth
Enamel, cementum and dentine.
All three visible on the occlusal surface.
Enamel arranged in folds in teeth to increase the surface area for chewing.
Maxillary cheek teeth- two additional concentric cup like infoldings of enamel - infundibular enamel folds- involved infundibular caries.
Infundibula
Infolding of occlusal surface to increase surface area available for mastication.
Incisors have one infundibulum.
Each maxillary tooth (aside from wolf tooth 05) has 2 infundibulae.
Pulp cavities
Pulp is innermost layer of the tooth.
Contains nerves, blood supply, lymphatics and odontoblasts.
Number of pulp horns varies according to tooth.
Care when rasping teeth, over-rasping can cause thermal necrosis of pulp
Periodontum
Dynamic structure
4 components
- Gingiva,
- Peripheral cementum,
- Periodontal ligament
- alveolar bone
Protects and supports tooth
Secures tooth in alvelous
Copes with chewing
Goes all round the root of the tooth not just the very bottom
Peripheral cementum
Unique to hypsodont periodontum
Produced continuously by cementoblasts
Deposited at apex and periphery of reserve crown
Gingiva
Covers the alveolar bone, periodontal ligament and reserve crown
Acts as a barrier to prevent bacteria entering the periodontal tissues.
Composed of keratinised epithelium