Veterinary Dentistry:The Exam

When are pre-op blood work and physical exams done?

An oral exam is limited while the animal is awake and a more complete one can be done while the animal is anesthetized. So why even examine the patient before?

An extraoral exam includes the face, ears, eyes, and neck what is important to note? S,ELN,M

What is examined in the intraoral exam? ST,P,G,P,P,T,DOC,MT,JM,BS

Prophylaxis

What is the IV fluid rate used? Remember everything that should be done to an anesthetized patient as well. Review pg 19 if necessary.

Before starting the procedure what two things should be done?

Name the tool:
Handle with round or flat rectangular working end that ends bluntly marked in increments of mm
Held with a modified pen grasp
Kept parallel to the tooth and "walks" around each tooth surface

What does this measure?SD,AL,P,TM,GB

Name the tool:
AKA Shepherd's hook
Slender wirelike working end that tapers to a sharp point
Held with modified pen grasp

What is this used for?
What does it detect?SC,F,PE

What does FORL stand for?

What is the nonsurgical removal of hard and soft deposits from supragingival surfaces for the purpose of restoring dental teeth.
Both hand and power instruments are used
Includes scaling and polishing

What is the primary instrument used for debridement?

Name that tool:
uses water cooled vibrating tip(cps or Hz)
Operated by foot pedal
Held with modified pen grasp
Applied with light pressure in a sweeping motion
NEVER AT A 90 DEGREE ANGLE

Excess heat can lead to pulp damage how long should the power scaler be used on each tooth?

What must follow power scaling?

Name that tool:
Used to scale the crown by hand
pulls away from the gumline
Used supragingivaly to remove plaque
sharp with a pointed tip

What can also be used to crack large pieces of calculus away from the teeth?

Name that tool:
Used for subgingival scaling and root planing
Has a rounded tip
Can be used for hand scaling
Has a U shaped toe with one sharp side

Final but critical step performed
Smoothes out surfaces that were scratched during scaling
Removes some scaling
Decreases surface area and retards plaque formation

Name that tool:
Low speed hand piece with a prophy angle is used with a rubber cup that holds paste

Polisher machine is set at:

The polisher can still heat up the pulp so how long should it be on each tooth?

The teeth are then rinsed once again with:CSWL

Name the tool:
Used to elevate root to facilitate extraction and loosen periodontal ligament

Name that tool:
Used to remove alveolar bone or section multi-rooted teeth prior to extraction

furcation

Double or triple rooted teeth require:

What should be worn for safety?

Where should the gauze or lap sponge be placed?

During dental prophylaxis with a scaler or drill how long can bacteria reach?

Desensitizes the tooth, strengthens the enamel and provides antimicrobial activity.

Use of a soft bristle brush only along the ginigival margin and in the sulcus directed at a 45 degree angle using a back and forth motion and water only.

What can instruments be sharpened with?