Operative Dentistry Patient Assessment and Diagnosis Flashcards

Comprehensive vocabulary flashcards covering patient assessment, communicable diseases, examination methods, and treatment planning phases in operative dentistry.

Routine Initial Visit

A dental visit focused on obtaining detailed information necessary for comprehensive treatment planning.

Emergency Visit

A visit requiring the collection of basic information with a primary focus on the patient’s chief complaint.

Re-evaluation Appointment

An appointment dedicated to updating patient information and evaluating the results of previous treatments.

Recall Appointment

A visit that involves reviewing previous patient assessment information and comparing the current status with past conditions.

Chief Complaint

A symptom or symptoms recorded in the patient’s own words describing the reason they sought dental treatment.

History of Present Illness

A chronological account of the chief complaint and associated symptoms from the time of onset to the present.

Medical History Form

The focus of the pre-examination interview used to identify conditions that could alter or contraindicate dental procedures.

Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1

A viral disease typically involving the oral and perioral tissues, generally affecting areas above the waist.

Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2

A viral disease typically involving the genital and surrounding areas, generally affecting areas below the waist.

Primary Herpetic Gingivostomatitis

An intraoral manifestation of primary HSV infection characterized by intensely red gingiva and small painful vesicles.

Herpetic Whitlow

An HSV infection of the finger, often caused by autoinoculation.

Varicella

Commonly known as chickenpox; the clinical presentation of the initial exposure to the varicella-zoster virus (VZV).

Zoster

Commonly known as shingles; the clinical presentation of a reactivated or recurrent varicella-zoster virus (VZV) infection.

Condyloma Acuminatum

Venereal warts caused by the human papilloma virus which affect the anogenital skin and mucosa; they are transmissible and autoinoculable.

Rubeola Virus

The etiologic agent responsible for measles, transmitted through respiratory droplets.

Koplik’s Spots

Small spots found in the buccal mucosa that serve as the first clinical sign of a measles infection.

Rubella

Also known as German Measles, resulting from infection with a toga-virus distinct from rubeola.

Paramyxovirus

The etiologic agent responsible for mumps, also known as infective parotiditis.

Infectious Mononucleosis

Often called the 'Kissing Disease,' this is a primary infection with the Epstein-Barr virus characterized by lymphadenopathy and petechiae.

Hepatitis C Virus

A contagious virus causing chronic liver disease, formerly referred to as non-A, non-B hepatitis.

Hairy Leukoplakia

An adherent, filamentous white plaque with a corrugated appearance found in HIV-infected individuals.

Kaposi’s Sarcoma

A malignancy involving the endothelial covering of blood vessel walls, often an initial manifestation of AIDS.

Lymphadenopathy

A clinical term referring to swollen lymph nodes.

Mycobacterium tuberculosis

A slow-growing, rod-shaped, acid-fast bacillus that causes the highly contagious disease tuberculosis.

Neisseria gonorrhoeae

A gram-negative diplococci that acts as the etiologic agent for gonorrhea.

Treponema pallidum

The etiologic agent responsible for syphilis.

Chancre

A single granulomatous lesion appearing at the point of contact during the primary stage of syphilis.

Gumma

An inflammatory granulomatous lesion found in the tertiary stage of syphilis that is not contagious.

Diagnosis

The determination and judgment of variations from what is considered normal.

Bilateral Palpation

The use of both hands simultaneously to examine corresponding structures on opposite sides of the body.

Bimanual Palpation

The simultaneous use of a finger or thumb from each hand during clinical examination.

Digital Palpation

A palpation method that employs the use of a single finger.

Bidigital Palpation

A palpation method using the finger and thumb of the same hand.

Urgent Phase

The phase of treatment planning where problems like swelling, pain, bleeding, or infection are managed immediately.

Control Phase

The phase focused on eliminating active disease (caries and inflammation) and removing conditions that prevent oral maintenance.