Exam 3 Flashcards
(22 cards)
Why should the clinician not use distractors (shaking cheek) when giving an injection?
It can cause the DH to loose their place
When giving a maxillary infiltration injection, where should the needle be?
Parallel to the long axis of the tooth
What should you do if a hematoma occurs during a mental block?
Apply pressure with gauze
How ineffective is the IA?
15-20% of the time
When does parethesia usually occur?
Surgical extractions of 3rds
Which injection is at the highest level on the VAS chart?
Incisive / mental
TRUE OR FALSE: the mental foramen can be located from the mandibular 1st molar to the distal of the canine
True
What teeth are usually the first teeth to show signs of perio?
Max molars
For successful treatment of a patient there should be what?
NO PAIN, relief of anxiety & profound anesthesia
When will an adverse reaction occur after an injection?
5-10 mins
When treating a pedo patient for local anethesia, what should you consider?
Use the lowest possiible dosage, use ideal body weight, and consider lowerin the MRD if possible
Long lasting anethsia can last how long?
240-540 min
What injury is most common in children?
Lower lip injury
The mandibular nerve may also be anesthetized when giving what injection?
PSA injection
In patients with a vaulted palate, where is the landmark of the GP injection?
Closer to the dentition
In pts with a shallow palate where is the landmark to the GP injection?
Foramen appears closer to midline
Used when two selected adjacent teeth usually already anesthetized by a nerve block but requiring additional hemostatic control with the interdental periodontium and gingiva
Intraseptal injection
Used when pulpal anesthesia and associated periodontium and gingiva indicated on a single tooth mainly within the mand arch.
PDL injection
A medical term referring to a mathematical formula used to calculate the oroper dosage of medicine for children age 2 to 17
Clarks rule
How should you manage soft tissue injury?
- the day of injury advise pt parent to use ice pack for swelling
- the following day, instruct parent to place warm back for circulation of the wound
- lubricate can be applied to avoid drying
- antibiotics r usually not nessecary
What decreases the possibility of LAST?
- adhering to MRDs for children set by AAPD
- only anesthetizing the quadrants currently being treated
What should be considered about a childs head?
A childs head is large. When seating them the childs head may make their body look bigger than what is it and may cause clinician to think of a high dosage which IS WRONG bc they bodies are smaller!!!!
