Resources Helpful websites and literature to enhance further learning: American Dental Association The Oral Health Topics section on ADA.org is intended to provide dentists with clinically relevant, evidence-based science behind the issues that may affect their practice. Refer to the Oral Health Topics for current scientific reviews of subjects that relate to oral health, from amalgam separators and antibiotic prophylaxis to xerostomia and X-rays. Website: http://www.ada.org/en/member-center/oral- health-topics The University of Toronto Hospital for Sick Children: MotheRisk Program The MotheRisk Program (“Treating the mother – Protecting the unborn”) at the Hospital for Sick Children is affiliated with the University of Toronto and provides up-to-date information for mothers and professionals in regard to issues around medications, pregnancy, and lactation. MotheRisk counselors talk to hundreds of women and their healthcare providers each day, providing guidance, support, and peace of mind, as well as supporting research in this field. Website: http://www.motherisk.org WebMD While specifically targeted to the general public, this website does offer a few pearls for any practitioner and may also help with patient discussions through an understanding of what they read. Website: https://www.webmd.com/oral-health/guide/ oral-side-effects-of-medications#1 www.SafeFetus.com SafeFetus.com is a website set up for pregnant mothers and their physicians and pharmacists in order to protect the baby, whether during pregnancy or during lactation,
from any harmful effects of medication (whether prescribed or over the counter). The site also provides information on maternal exposures, whether to physical agents, infectious agents, or diseases, and ways they may affect the unborn child. The site is maintained by a fully qualified team of physicians and pharmacists who work continually to update the information, adding new drugs that are emerging in the markets, with the aim of producing a fully comprehensive worldwide database. All information is presented in an unbiased manner and is extracted from well-documented and respectable sources. Website: http://www.safefetus.com Textbooks ● G. G. Briggs, C. V. Towers, & A. B. Forinash, 2021. Drugs in Pregnancy and Lactation: A Reference Guide to Fetal and Neonatal Risk (12th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (ISBN: 978-1-975-16237-5). ● Johns Hopkins Hospital, K. Kleinman, l. McDaniel, & M. Molloy, 2021, The Harriet Lane Handbook , 22nd Edition, (ISBN: 978-0-323-67407-2). ● D. Wray, 2017, Essential Dental Therapeutics, 1st Edition (ISBN: 978-1-119-05739-0). ● F. J. Dowd, B. Johnson, & A. Mariotti, 2016, Pharmacology and Therapeutics for Dentistry , 7th Edition. St. Louis, MO: Mosby (ISBN: 978-0-323- 39307‑2).
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MEDICATION-RELATED DAMAGE TO SOFT AND HARD DENTAL STRUCTURES Final Examination Questions Select the best answer for each question and mark your answers on the Final Examination Answer Sheet found on page 164, or complete your test online at EliteLearning.com/Book 1. Dental fluorosis is best defined as the: a. Hypomineralization of enamel during the pre- eruptive development of teeth. b. Hypermineralization of enamel during the posteruptive development of teeth. c. Hypomineralization of dentin during the pre- eruptive development of teeth. d. Hypermineralization of dentin during the posteruptive development of teeth. 2. Based on the Dean fluorosis index, a score of 4 indicates a presentation of fluorosis that is: a. Questionable. b. Mild. c. Moderate. d. Severe. 3. Prenatal exposure to anticonvulsants may significantly increase the mesiodistal crown dimensions of the: 4. Medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (MRONJ) is a potential complication of treatment with: a. Aromatase inhibitors. b. Bisphosphonates. c. Leukotriene receptor antagonists. d. Long-acting ß2-agonists. 5. The etiology of drug-induced gingival enlargement involves: a. Increased proliferation of gingival osteoblasts. b. Accumulation of extracellular matrix. c. Proliferation of basement membrane. d. Swelling of lamina propria. 6. Drug-induced gingival enlargement initially manifests as: a. Beadlike enlargement of interdental papilla. b. Enlargement of facial and lingual gingival margins. c. Pitting of interdental papilla. d. Migration of the mucogingival junction.
a. Posterior mandibular teeth. b. Anterior mandibular teeth. c. Posterior maxillary teeth. d. Anterior maxillary teeth.
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