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What Is the V cranial nerve called?

A

Trigeminal

1
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How many pairs of cranial nerves are there?

A

12

2
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Which nerve supplies the upper anterior teeth?

A

Superior anterior dental nerve

3
Q

Which nerve supples the lower molars?

A

Inferior dental nerve

4
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Which nerve supplies the lower anterior teeth?

A

Incisive nerve

5
Q

Which nerve exits through the mandibular foramen?

A

Inferior dental nerve

6
Q

What are the 4 types of injections?

A
ID block
Intraligamentry
Infiltration 
Intrapulpal (endo)
Intraoesous
7
Q

What can nerves function as?

A

Sensory/motor/both

8
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List the 12 cranial nerves

A
l -   olfactory (smell)
ll -  optic 
lll - oculomotor (eye)
lV - trochlear (eye)
V - trigeminal (both)
Vl - abducens (eye)
Vll - facial
Vlll - auditory
lX - glossopharyngeal (both-taste-swallow)
X - vagus
Xl - accessory 
Xll - hypoglossal.
9
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What are the four nerves dentistry related?

A

V- trigeminal (5th)
Vll - facial (7th)
lX - glossopharyngeal (9th)
Xll-hypoglossal

10
Q

What is the 12th cranial nerve?

A

Hypoglossal

Motor- tongue muscles

11
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What is the ninth cranial nerve?

A

Glossopharyngeal
Sensory - taste
Motor- swallowing

12
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What is the 7th cranial nerve?

A

Facial
Sensory - taste
Motor - muscle of facial expression

13
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What is the largest cranial nerve?

A

Trigeminal

14
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What 3 divisions does the trigeminal nerve split into?

A

Ophthalmic
Maxillary
Mandibular

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What does the ophthalmic nerve supply?

A

Eyes
Forehead
Eyebrows
(Sensory)

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What does the maxillary nerve supply?

A

Maxillary teeth
Maxilla
Middle of face
(Sensory)

17
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What does the mandibular nerve supply?

A
Lower teeth
Mandible
Lower area of face
Muscles of mastication
(Sensory/motor)
18
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What two branches does the maxillary nerve divide into?

A

Superior dental nerve

Palatine nerve

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Q

The superior dental nerve divides into which three branches?

A

Anterior superior dental nerve
Middle superior dental nerve
Posterior superior dental nerve

20
Q

Which two branches does the palatine nerve divide into?

A

Greater palatine nerve (exits through GP foramen)

Naso-palatine nerve (exits through incisive foramen)

21
Q

The mandibular divides into which 3 branches?

A

Long buccal nerve
Lingual nerve
Inferior dental nerve (exits through mandible foramen)

22
Q

What are the causes of trigeminal neuralgia?

A
Compression of nerve
Trauma
Infections
Tumours
Idiopathic
Sign if underlying problem
23
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What are the major arteries that supply the head and neck?

A

Carotid arteries

24
Q

The inferior dental nerve divides into which two nerves?

A

Incisive nerve

Mental nerve

25
Q

What is the amount in LA cartridges?

A

2.2ml or 1.8ml

26
Q

What is in a LA cartridge?

A
Anaesthetic
Vasoconstrictor
Buffer (saline)
Preservative
Fungicide/antiseptic
Bung (latex)
27
Q

What is another name for a bruise?

A

Haematoma