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subgingival explorer
adapts along line angles and root curvatures, good for deep exams
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sickle or shephards hook explorer
detects pits, fissures, restoration margins, and caries, not adapted for subgingival exam or deep exam
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cow horn or pigtail explorer
detects caries or gingival exam, not fit for deeper pockets
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carpal tunnel syndrome
- deviation of wrist from NWP, too much pinching (forming tunnel) not enough rest
- numbness in fingers and thumb
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tilting head forward hunched or rounded shoulders continously reaching over head. numbness or pain in hand or wrist
thoracic outlet syndrome
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areas of friction or impingement anywhere in the body, usually the shoulder. decreased range of motion, aching
bursitis
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repeated wrist extension or palmar flexion. pain in outer edge of hand and wrist
tendonitis
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prolonged static postures of forward flexion, hypertextension, lateral bending or rotation of the spine.
pain or numbness in arm, fingers, lower back, hip, or leg
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bending hand up, down, or from side to side at the wrist, and holding little finger away. pain and loss of strength in lower arm and wrist
ulnar nerve entrapment
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holding lower arm away from body.
pronatar syndrome
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hand twisting, forceful gripping, bending hand back or side. pain on side of wrist and bast of thumb, crackling noise
tenosynovitis
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extending the fingers independantly of each other. loss of strength and pain in fingers
extensor wad strain
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