A patient attends the surgery for a routine dental exam and upon updating her medical history states she has been diagnosed with cirrhosis, which organ is most likely affected by cirrhosis?
Liver
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Which tooth has the longest root?
Canines
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Which salivary gland is affected by the viral infection mumps?
Parotid salivary gland
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At which PH level does enamel demineralisation occur?
5.5
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What is ptyalism?
Excessive salivation
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What is the point of insertion of the temporalis?
Coronoid process of the mandible passing under the zygomatic arch
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What is the action of the medial pterygoid?
Closes the mandible
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The group of muscles responsible for the opening of the mouth and swallowing actions are known as?
Suprahyoid muscles
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Halfway up the inner surface of the ramus the nerve supply for the lower teeth and soft tissue enters through which foramen?
Mandibular foramen
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The front edge of the glenoid fossa is formed into a ridge called?
Articular eminence
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Involuntary painful contracture of the joint musculature, resulting in the inability to open the mouth fully is a condition called?
Trismus
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Which nerve would need to be anaesthetised to numb the upper 5 buccal gum and tooth?
Middle superior dental nerve
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At what age should a child attend for their first oral health examination?
By 1 year old
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Halitosis is a medical term for what?
Bad breath
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A patient has just been fitted with a fixed orthodontic appliance, there is excess cement that needs to be removed. Which instrument is most likely to be required?
Mitchells trimmer
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If a patient had an angina attack which two drugs can be administered and what dose?
GTN metered dose 0.4mg and Oxygen
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Due to age related changes to oral tissues in a patient over the age of 70, their dental treatment may be different in some aspects from those who are younger. What is this called?
Ageontology
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Thinner and less elastic oral mucosa, teeth gradually darkening with colour, skin has less underlying fat and elasticity. These are all signs of what?
Ageing
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Tobacco, high alcohol consumption, sunlight, diet and genetics can all be causative factors of which medical condition?
Squamous cell carcinoma
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The largest healthy acceptable space between the tooth surface and the gingival margin (gingival crevice) is?
3mm
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
A patient attends the surgery for a routine dental exam and upon updating her medical history states she has been diagnosed with cirrhosis, which organ is most likely affected by cirrhosis?
Back
Liver
Card 3
Front
Which tooth has the longest root?
Back
Card 4
Front
Which salivary gland is affected by the viral infection mumps?
Back
Card 5
Front
At which PH level does enamel demineralisation occur?
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