INBDE Booster Flashcards

Pharmacology and Medications

• Fluoxetine is classified as a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI).
• Inhibition of cyclooxygenase (Cox) enzymes leads to a decrease in thromboxane, a hormone involved in platelet aggregation.
• Gastrointestinal (GI) toxicity is the most common adverse effect associated with NSAIDs.
• Bupropion (Wellbutrin) acts by inhibiting the reuptake of norepinephrine and dopamine.
• Aspirin is the first medication administered to a patient experiencing a myocardial infarction (MI), followed by nitroglycerine.
• Meperidine is classified as an opioid analgesic.
• Methadone is used as a treatment for patients with opioid or narcotic addiction.
• Flumazenil (Romazicon) is the medication that reverses benzodiazepine effects.

Oral and Maxillofacial Considerations

• An excisional biopsy is the preferred method for treating a mucocele.
• Marsupialization is a common treatment technique for a ranula.
• Cotton wool radiopaque lesions on imaging are indicative of Paget's disease of bone.
• A step ladder pattern observed on an X-ray is characteristic of sickle cell anemia.
• Bisphenol A in composites can cause allergic reactions if not properly polymerized.

Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

• Treponema pallidum can be confirmed via partial agglutination assay and causes syphilis.
• Civatte bodies are a histological feature associated with lichen planus.
• After Candida, Aspergillus spp. is the most prevalent oral fungal species.
• Myxedema coma is associated with hypothyroidism, commonly presenting with lethargy.

Surgical Considerations

• Vicryl sutures undergo resorption through a process of acid hydrolysis.
• Cleft lip surgery is typically performed around 10 months of age.

Dental Materials and Techniques

• The Herbst appliance is utilized to guide a Class II occlusion anteriorly.
• Zirconia crowns can undergo transformation toughening, sealing cracks from the yttrium to a monolithic phase.
• Trapezoidal is not a recognized form of zirconia; other forms include cubic, monoclinic, and tetragonal.
• Fillers are used in resin matrix composites to reduce polymerization shrinkage.
• Chromium is added to base metal alloys to enhance corrosion resistance.
• Titanium alloys are known for releasing toxic vanadium as a restorative material.

Developmental and Pediatric Considerations

• The hard palate completes fusion at approximately 9 weeks gestation.
• Pediatric patients with celiac disease do not have premature eruption of teeth.
• Early childhood caries can be reversible.

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

• The order of donning personal protective equipment (PPE) is gown, mask, goggles, and gloves.
• The correct order for doffing (removing) PPE is gloves, goggles, gown, mask, followed by hand washing.

Photoinitiators and Absorption

• The peak absorption range of the most commonly used photoinitiator in dental resins is at 468 nm.

Pharmacological Classes

• Medications ending in -osin, like alfuzosin, are alpha-1 blockers.
• Medications ending in -olol, such as metoprolol, are beta-1 blockers.
• Medications ending in -ol, like carvedilol, are classified as alpha and beta blockers.
• Tetracycline is known to cause Fanconi syndrome as a side effect.

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