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| what should 1 do to prepare for intra/extra oral exam? |
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Definition
review medical history
-review radiographs
-assemble armamentarium
-explain procedure to patient |
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| what types of palpation do you use in extra oral exam? |
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Definition
-bidigital
-bilateral
-bimanual
-cirucular
-unilateral |
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| if one is using more than 1 finger to move or compress mucosa and tongue what method is this? |
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Definition
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| if one is utilizing a finger from either hand to feel tissue sliding fingers across feeling for lumps of bumps like in labial mucose |
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| what is bimanual palpation? |
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Definition
| used to test floor of mouth, using 1 index finger to push on floor and hand under chin |
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| what is bilateral papation used for? |
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Definition
| both sides of face, parotids, tmj, inferior of mandible, temporalis, and masseter |
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| comparing two sides while rotating hands like in parotid exam |
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Definition
| unilateral used for submental |
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| listening to sounds made by body |
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Term
| what are some sounds an operater might hear? |
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Definition
crepitus of tmj
speech disorders
vocal hoarseness (can diagnose cancer)
blood pressure |
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Term
| what do olfactory senses help us detect? |
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Definition
alcohol breath
fruity ketosis (high blood pressure)
halistosis
periodontal disease
nug(necrotising ulcer gingivitis) |
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Term
| what can percussion help with? |
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Definition
| tapping a structure with finger or instrument, can determine sensitivity, helps to evaluate density of structure. |
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Term
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Definition
| compression of tissue with glass slide to determine if its vascular, it blances if it is. |
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| removal of liquid from soft lesion has pus in pocket, purulent or blood may come out it is hemotoma |
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Term
| what are the nodes we should be checking? |
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Definition
pre/post auricular
occipital
submental
submandibular
cervical chain (sternocleidomastoid)
supraclavical |
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Term
| where is intra oral cancer usually detected? |
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Definition
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| what should you indicate when finding something significant? |
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Definition
-location left or right localized or general
-color
-size and shape
-number and are they alone or in a colony
-texture
-attachment and depth
-consistancy (firm or soft)
-mobility
free or fixed |
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Term
is item known or unknown to patient,
how long has it been there
any changes
pain, tingling, burning, numbness |
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