Study Notes

MAXILLARY LATERAL INCISORS it is shorter, narrower, and thinner. Facial: The maxillary lateral incisor resembles the central incisor, but is narrower mesio-distally. The mesial outline resembles the adjacent central incisor; the distal outline--and particularly the distal incisal angle is more rounded than the mesial incisal angle (which resembles that of the adjacent central incisor. The distal incisal angle resembling the mesial of the adjacent canine. L…

Finishing and Polishing Remove oxygen-inhibited layer .Use stones or carbide burs for gross reduction.Use highly fluted carbide burs or special diamonds for fine reduction.Use aluminum oxide strips or disks for finishing. Use fine aluminum oxide finishing pastes. Microfills develop smoothest finish because of small size of filler particles  …

Herpes zoster, or shingles  - represents reactivation of a latent varicella-zoster infection.  - virus lies dormant in sensory dorsal root ganglia and when activated involves the distribution (dermatome) of the sensory nerve with a painful vesicular eruption.  - trigeminal verve distribution → Ramsay Hunt syndrome  - may indicate the presence of advanced neoplastic disease or be a complication of chemotherapy.…

Anticonvulsants: include carbamazepine (use when lithium not tolerated; may not be as effective) . valproic acid (use when lithium not tolerated; rapid onset)