NBDE Mnemonics: Oral Surgery, Periodontics, & Prosthodontics

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: Oral Surgery – Adrenal Cortex

Lecture 1: Oral Surgery Card 3- (Characteristics of Cushing Syndrome)

Lecture 2: Oral Surgery Card 3 part 2- (Addison Disease is Adrenal Insufficiency).

Lecture 3: Oral Surgery Card 4 Steven Johnson Syndrome: Severe Form of Erythema Multiforme

Chapter 2: Oral Surgery – Anatomy

Lecture 1: Oral Surgery Card 5 (Motor Innervation of the Palate – Tensor Veli Palatini etc)

Lecture 2: Oral Surgery Card 6 (The Pathway of Facial Nerve)

Lecture 3: Oral Surgery Card 11 part 1 (Pterygopalatine Ganglion Innervates Lacrimal Gland)

Lecture 4: Oral Surgery Card 11 part 2 (Ebner Glands are Purely Serous)

Lecture 5: Oral Surgery Card 12 part 1 (Sphenomandibular Ligament Attaches to the Lingula)

Lecture 6: Oral Surgery Card 12 part 2 ( The Stylomandibuar Ligament Attachment)

Lecture 7: Oral Surgery Card 19 (The Contents of the Carotid Sheath)

Lecture 8: Oral surgery card 21 part 1 (Posterior Arterial Blood Supply to the Ear)

Lecture 9: Oral surgery card 21 part 2 (Innervation of the Anterior Region of the TMJ)

Lecture 10: Oral surgery Card 22 part 1 (The Accessory Nerve Innervates Trapezius and SCM)

Lecture 11: Oral surgery card 22 part 2 (The Hypoglossal Nerve Innervates Intrinsic Muscles)

Lecture 12: Oral surgery card 25 (Trigeminal Ganglion Location)

Lecture 13: Oral surgery card 27 part 1 (Maxillary & Mandibular Nerves Foramina)

Lecture 14: Oral surgery card 27 part 2 (Anterior vs. Posterior Branches of Mandibular Nerve

Chapter 3: Oral Surgery- Anesthesia

Lecture 1: Oral Surgery Card 34 (Levonordefrin: Contraindicated w Tricyclic Antidepressant)

Lecture 2: Oral Surgery Card 35 (Maximum Dose of Epinephrine in Normal Vs. Cardiac Risk)

Lecture 3: Oral Surgery Card 40 (A-delta and C-fibers Transmit Pain in High Frequency)

Lecture 4: Oral Surgery Card 42 (Barbiturates: Very Lipid Soluble + Rapid Onset of Action)

Lecture 5: Oral Surgery Card 43 part 1 (Lidocaine is the Drug of Choice for Pregnant Women)

Lecture 6: Oral Surgery Card 43 part 2 (Allergic Reactions are Common with Ester LAs)

Lecture 7: Oral Surgery Card 43 part 3 (Articaine Has Both Ester and Amide Linkages)

Lecture 8: Oral surgery card 43 part 4 (Diphenhydramine for Amide & Ester Allergy)

Lecture 9: Oral Surgery Card 51 (LA Calculations)

Lecture 10: OS card 52 part 1 (Distinguishing between Amide and Ester LAs – part 1)

Lecture 11: OS card 52 part 2 (Distinguishing between Amide and Ester LAs – part 2)

Lecture 12: OS card 52 part 3 (Metabolism of Amide vs. Ester Local Anaesthetics)

Lecture 13: OS card 53 part 1 (Lidocaine & Procaine Cause an Initial Reaction of Drowsiness)

Lecture 14: OS card 53 part 2 (Local Anesthetics Have a Direct Action on the Myocardium..)

Lecture 15: OS card 53 part 3 (Cocaine and Ropivacaine Don't Cause Vasodilation)

Lecture 16: OS card 54 part 1 (Absorption of Local Anaesthetics)

Lecture 17: OS card 54 part 2 (LA Exists More in Ionized Form When In an Acidic Environment)

Lecture 18: Oral Surgery Card 55 part 1 (Nitrous Oxide Affects the Reticular and Limbic Sys)

Lecture 19: Oral Surgery Card 55 part 2 (First Symptom of NO Sedation is Tingling of Hands)

Lecture 20: Oral Surgery Card 55 part 3 (Correct Total Liter Flow of Nitrous Oxide-Oxygen)

Lecture 21: Oral Surgery Card 57 part 1 (Slow Rate of Induction of Anesthesia= Observe signs

Lecture 22: Oral Surgery Card 57 part 2 (Stages of GA + Medulla Oblongata Is Most Resistant)

Lecture 23: Oral Surgery Card 58 part 1 (Desflurane Requires a Vaporizer w/ Heating Comp.)

Lecture 24: Oral Surgery 58 part 2 (Desflurane, Isoflurane, and Sevoflurane are Vasodilators

Lecture 25: Oral Surgery Card 59 part 1 (Median Cephalic Vein Is Ideal for IV Sedation)

Lecture 26: Oral Surgery Card 59 part 2 (Diazepam and Verill's Sign)

Lecture 27: Oral Surgery Card 59 part 3 (Valium is Contraindicated in Narrow-Angle Glaucoma)

Lecture 28: Oral Surgery Card 60 part 1 (Ketamine Quickly Crosses the Blood-Brain Barrier)

Lecture 29: Oral Surgery Card 60 part 2 (Ketamine Produces Dissociative Anesthesia)

Lecture 30: Oral Surgery Card 60 part 3 (Ketamine Effects on the Respiratory and CV Systems)

Lecture 31: Oral Surgery Card 61 part 1 (Inhalation Sedation and Malignant Hyperthermia)

Lecture 32: Oral Surgery Card 61 part 2 (Malignant Hyperthermia= Increased CO2 & Sympathetic

Lecture 33: Oral Surgery Card 64 part 1 (Medulla Oblongata: Most Vital Part of the Brain)

Lecture 34: Oral Surgery Card 64 part 2 (The Most Reliable Sign of Oxygen Want: Pulse)

Lecture 35: Oral Surgery Card 64 part 3 (Reminder of General Anesthesia Stages)

Lecture 36: Oral Surgery Card 66 part 1 (IV Diazepam: Propylene Glycol & Thrombophlebitis)

Lecture 37: Oral Surgery Card 66 part 2 (Virchow Triad)

Lecture 38: Oral Surgery Card 66 part 3 (The Most Frequent Complications Following OMFS)

Chapter 4: Oral Surgery – Disorders and Conditions

Lecture 1: Oral Surgery Card 72 (In Congestive Heart Failure, the Left Side Fails First)

Lecture 2: Oral Surgery Card 73 part 1 (Cheyne-Stokes Breathing)

Lecture 3: Oral Surgery Card 73 part 2 (Stridor)

Lecture 4: Oral Surgery Card 75 part 1 (Erythromycin Is Contraindicated with Theophylline)

Lecture 5: Oral Surgery Card 75 part 2 (Chronic Bronchitis)

Lecture 6: Oral Surgery Card 75 part 3 (Emphysema)

Lecture 7: Oral Surgery Card 78 part 1 (Acute Asthmatic Attack Tx: Oxygen + Beta 2 Agonist)

Lecture 8: OS Card 78 part 2 (Theophylline: Alternative Tx for Acute Asthma Attack)

Lecture 9: OS Card 78 part 3 (Severe Asthmatic Attack Tx if Unresponsive to Previous Tx)

Lecture 10: Oral Surgery Card 79 part 1 (Hemophilia A)

Lecture 11: Oral Surgery Card 79 part 2 (Hemophilia B)

Lecture 12: Oral Surgery Card 79 part 3 (Hemophilia C)

Lecture 13: Oral Surgery Card 79 part 4 (A True Hemophilac Is Characterized by Prolonged PTT

Lecture 14: Oral Surgery Card 79 part 5 (Von Willebrand Disease)

Lecture 15: Oral Surgery Card 82 part 1 (Analgesics Contraindicated in Renal Insufficiency)

Lecture 16: OS Card 82 part 2 (Glomerular Filtration Rate in End-Stage Renal Disease)

Chapter 5: Oral Surgery – Drugs

Lecture 1: OS card 83 part 1 (Codeine is Antitussive)

Lecture 2: OS card 83 part 2 (Opioid Receptor Actions – Mu, Kappa, Delta)

Lecture 3: OS card 84 part 1 (Benzodiazepines: Most Effective Oral Sedatives in Dentistry)

Lecture 4: OS card 84 part 2 (Midazolam)

Lecture 5: OS card 84 part 3 (Properties of Lorazepam)

Lecture 6: OS card 84 part 4 (Properties of Diazepam)

Lecture 7: OS card 84 part 5 (Chloral Hydrate)

Lecture 8: OS card 84 part 6 (Emotional Stress Decreases Absorption of Oral Drugs)

Lecture 9: OS Card 85 part 1 (Talwin Compound= Pentazocine + Aspirin)

Lecture 10: OS Card 85 part 2 (Talwin Compound Doesn't Produce Euphoria)

Lecture 11: OS Card 86 part 1 (Barbiturates are Cerebral Vasoconstrictors)

Lecture 12: OS 86 part 2 (Ultra-short Acting Barbiturates: Thiamylal, Thiopental, Methohexit

Lecture 13: OS Card 86 part 3 (Secobarbital and Pentobarbital are Short-acting Barbiturates)

Lecture 14: OS Card 86 part 4 (Intermediate-acting Barbiturates: Amobarbital & Butabarbital)

Lecture 15: OS Card 86 part 5 (Phenobarbital Is Long-Acting)

Lecture 16: OS Card 87 part 1 (Meperidine: Contraindicated with Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitor)

Lecture 17: OS card 87 part 2 (Meperidine is Contraindicated in Patients Taking Phenytoin)

Lecture 18: OS card 88 part 1 (Atropine and Scopolamine are Anti-cholinergic Drugs)

Lecture 19: OS card 88 part 2 (Desirable Effects of Anti-Cholinergic Drugs)

Lecture 20: OS card 88 part 3 (Atropine & Scopolamine Block the Vagus Nerve Cardiac Action)

Lecture 21: OS card 89 part 1 (Barbiturates are NOT Analgesic)

Lecture 22: OS card 89 part 2 (Barbiturates Act Via GABA)

Lecture 23: OS (card 89 part 3 (Barbiturates: Absorption and Metabolism)

Lecture 24: OS card 89 part 4 (Barbiturates Have a Small Therapeutic Window)