Assessment - basic considerations
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What happens during the BASESLINE ASSESMENT
- Unmet human needs are identified
- Afterwards ...
- DHD is established
- Planning
- Implementation
- Evaluation of hygiene care
- All this addresses the patient's unmet human need
What is rationale for the extraoral and intraoral examination
May reveal signs of:
- thyroid disorders
- eating disorders
- nutritional deficiencies
- sexually transmitted diseases
- Systemic conditions
Name the anatomic landmarks of the oral mucosa and also explain them.
- Masticatory mucosa
- covers the gingiva and hard palate, the areas most used during the mastication of food
- except for the free margin of the gingiva, the masticatory mucosa is firmly attached to underlying tissues
- the normal epithelial covering is keratinized
- Lining mucosa
- covers the inner surfaces of the lips and cheeks, floor of the mouth, underside of the tongue, soft palate and alveolar mucosa
- these tissues are not firmly attached to underlying tissue
- the epithelial covering is not keratinized
- Specialized mucosa
- covers the dorsum (upper surface) of the tongue
- composed of many papillae; some contain taste buds
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What is the difference between signs and symptoms?
- is any abnormality identified while examining a patient
- is an objective symptom
- examples;
- observable changes such as color, shape , consistency, or abnormal findings revealed using a probe, explorer, radiograph, or other instrument for disease detection
Symptoms
- is any departure form normal that may be indicative of disease
- is a subjective abnormality that can be observed by the patient
- examples;
- pain, tenderness, and bleeding
Explain what health vs disease have to do with signs and symptoms
- A specific objective for patient examination as a part of the complete assessment is the recognition of deviations from normal that mat be sings or symptoms of disease
- General signs ad symptoms may occur in various disease conditions. Example:
- fever or increase in body temperature accompanies most infections
- A specific sign or symptom is unique to a disease and may be to distinguish that condition from other diseases or conditions
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