Dental Examination &

Orthodontic Surgery
The dental examination is an area of physical diagnosis that
usually be neglected in the medical curriculum. However, we can
get a lot of information through a systematic evaluation of the oral
hard and soft tissues. Although the primary objective is to
distinguish between health and disease, a comprehensive oral
examination can also provide valuable information to the overall
health. In many instances, it is an indispensable component of
patient assessment to cancer therapy. Generally speaking, your
physical condition can be evaluated just by your oral health
condition. Oral examinations also have an important influence on
the classification of HIV-infected patients, the oral findings often
determining the eventual antiretroviral therapy.
The dental examination is a systematic process. The dentist will
investigate your oral and systemic health in order to confirm
pathologies or concerns and develop a specially formulated
treatment plan to maximize your oral health. The second step of any
oral health exam involves a complete examination of your teeth and
supporting structures. This involves the incorporation of several
techniques, technologies and therapies.
Your dental hygienist explores every surface of every tooth to
discover new cavities and examine the quality of existing fillings
with a crown horn or fishhook, two commonly used dental
instruments. Over time, fillings can break down and require
replacement. They may also be replaced for improved esthetics. In
fact, many people today opt to remove their older silver amalgam
fillings and replace them with natural-looking composite fillings.
Healthy gums adhere tightly to the teeth. If they don't, there will
be a possibility of getting periodontal disease or bone loss. The
dental hygienist typically performs periodontal probing to measure
the circumference of each tooth and the strength of the supporting
bone structure. An accurate probe is inserted between the teeth and
gums to measure the level of "gum adherence" to the teeth. The
hygienist will record a millimeter number for every tooth. The goal is
to record a number of one, two or three. A number of four or more
indicates periodontal disease and potential bone loss. If the gums do
not tighten after the cleaning, you will be scheduled for a scaling or
Root Planing appointment. For more severe cases, you will be
referred to a periodontist for additional treatment.
Here is some of what your dentist is looking for during a dental
exam:
1. Damaged, missing or decayed teeth
2. Early signs of cavities
3. Condition of your gums, such as periodontal pockets,
inflammation or other signs of gum disease (which can lead to tooth
and bone loss)
4. To see how previous dental work such as root canals, fillings
and crowns are holding up
5. Early signs of mouth or throat cancer, such as white lesions or
blocked salivary glands
6. Other suspicious growths or cysts
7. Position of your teeth (spacing , bite)
8. Signs that you clench or grind your teeth (a treatable problem
that can cause headache or sore jaw and can, if serious, lead to
hearing loss and tooth loss)
9. Signs of bleeding or inflammation on your tongue and on the
roof or floor of your mouth
10. The overall health and function of your temporomandibular
joint (which joins the jaw to skull), checking for signs of disorders
that can cause pain or tenderness.
11. The general condition of the bones in your face, jaw and
around your mouth
Orthognathic surgery is not a new technique or area of
maxillofacial surgery using surgical microscope. The
conceptualization and early practice of this form of surgery have
been around for many decades and the most recent technology has
been practiced for nearly thirty years. Due to the continuing
modernization of instruments and techniques of stabilization the
elective treatment of a patient with this form of surgery has become
safer, more comfortable, and more reliable. Procedures that once
demanded nearly ten hours of surgery have been shortened to as
little as three to four hours. Hospitalizations for surgery that would
often necessitate four to six days as an inpatient and may have
involved a period of time in the intensive care unit, now allow for
discharge on the first post-operative day.

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