Oral Surgery Exam 1 questions with answers

Oral Surgery Exam 1 questions with
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Oral and Maxillofacial surgery - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The
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specialty of dentistry which includes the diagnosis, surgical and
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adjunctive treatment of diseases, injuries and defects involving
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both the function and aesthetic aspects of the hard and soft
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tissues of the oral and maxillofacial regions
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Function of the Minnesota retractor - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔to
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retract the tongue and cheek and mucoperiosteal flap to provide
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access, visibility and soft tissue protection
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What are the features of the Minnesota retractor - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Pointed side used for tissue retraction
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What are the 2 applications of the Minnesota retractor - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Hold gently against the tissue
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For flap retraction hold the tissue behind it and push the tip
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against the bone and never pull the tissue
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What is the largest mistake seen while using the Minnesota
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retractor - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔You hold it in your non-
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dominant hand and do not realize that you are jabbing into the
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patients cheek while you are operating
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,What can happen if you put too much pressure on the Minnesota
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retractor - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔You can cut the buccal mucosa
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What is the function of the Weider tongue retractor - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Firmly engage and retract the tongue
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What are the features of the Weider tongue retractor - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Broad, heart-shaped retractor that is serrated on
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one side so that it can be more engaging
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Application for the Weider tongue retractor - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Care must be taken not to position it so far posteriorly that it
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causes gagging or pushes the tongue into the oropharynx
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What is the most common size scalpel handle that we use -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔#3 |\ |\




This is also the smallest size
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What is a #3 scalpel handle most likely used for - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Outer layers of skin |\ |\ |\ |\




What is a #12 scalpel blade most often used for - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔inaccessible areas such as the maxillary tuberosity
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It is a hook shape
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What is a #11 scalpel blade most often used for - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔A fluid filled cavity or cyst |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\

,It has a spear-like tip and can penetrate the lesions very easily
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What is the most common scalpel blade used - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔#15 |\




6 steps to incising tissue - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Mobile tissue
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should be held firmly |\ |\ |\




Press down firmly so that the incision penetrates the mucosa and
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periosteum with the same stroke
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Cutting edge rapidly blunted by pressure onto a bony surface or
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keratinized gingiva |\




Cut should be made at a right angle to the tissue
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Uniform speed and with sufficient firmness to cut through
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Cut using the belly not the tip
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Function of the periosteal elevator - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔To
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detach the periosteum from bone following an incision or to
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detach the gingiva |\ |\




Features of a periosteal elevator - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Has a
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sharp, pointed end and a broader, rounded end
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Application of a periosteal elevator - CORRECT ANSWERS |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


✔✔Pointed end is used to begin the periosteal reflection and to
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reflect dental papillae from between teeth, and the broad
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rounded end is used to continue the elevation of the periosteum
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from the bone |\ |\

, Prying motion with a periosteal elevator - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Elevate soft tissue, most commonly when elevating a dental
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papilla from between teeth or the attached gingiva around a
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tooth to be extracted
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Push stroke with a periosteal elevator - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔The pointed or the broad end of the instrument is slid
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underneath the periosteum, separating it from the underlying
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bone, this being the most efficient stroke that results in the
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cleanest reflection of the periosteum
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Pull stroke with a periosteal elevator - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Tends to shred or tear the periosteum unless done carefully
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Function of the Adson forceps - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔To grasp
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and stabilize soft tissue flaps during suturing and reconstructive
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procedures such as gingival grafting |\ |\ |\ |\




Features of Adson forceps - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Various
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serrated tips for securely grasping tissue flaps
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Application of Adson forceps - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Grasp and
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approximate tissue for suturing |\ |\ |\




Function of Stillies pickup and College pliers - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔To grasp tissue to incise it, to stop bleeding, or to
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pass a suture needle
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