Help
Options
Didn't know it?
click below
click below
Knew it?
click below
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
retry
shuffle
restart
0:00
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Periodontics II
Wilkins CH. 33
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Carcinogen | Substance or chemical that has been known to cause cancer. |
| CDCP | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| Chemical Dependency | Chemical Dependency |
| COPD | Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
| Cotinine | A by-product of nicotine found in body fluids |
| Drug Abuse | Any use of a drug that causes physical, psychological, economic, legal, and or social harm to the person who uses or other persons affected by the user’s behavior. |
| Drug Addiction | A chronic disorder leading to negative physical, psychological, or social consequences from compulsive use of substance; characterized by continued use despite negative effects encountered by use. |
| Dysphoria | Generalized feeling of ill being, malaise, restlessness, and discomfort |
| FDA | Food and Drug Administration |
| Nicotine | A poisonous, addictive stimulant that is the chief psychoactive ingredient in tobacco |
| Nicotine gum | Polacrilex gum developed to aid in tobacco cessation; available as an over the counter product. |
| Nicotine lozenge | Lozenge developed to aid in tobacco cessation; available as an over the counter product. |
| Nicotine nasal spray | A prescription nicotine withdrawal product used nasally by the patient to aid in tobacco cessation. |
| Nicotine patch | A transdermal form of nicotine withdrawal product used nasally by the patient to aid in tobacco cessation. |
| Nicotine inhaler | A prescription nicotine inhalation system used orally for tobacco cessation. |
| Nitrosamines | Cancer-causing chemicals found in tobacco. |
| Oral Cancer | In this chapter, the term “oral cancer” includes cancer of the lips, tongue, and floor of the mouth, palate, gingiva, alveolar mucosa, buccal mucosa, and oropharynx. |
| Placenta abruption | Premature detachment of a normally situated placenta. |
| Placenta previa | Placenta implanted in the lower segment of the uterus extending to the margin of the internal opening of the cervix; may obstruct opening partially or completely. |
| Psychoactive drug | Possessing the ability to alter mood, behavior, cognitive processes, or mental tension. |
| Pyrolysis | Chemical decomposition of a substance by heat. |
| Smoke | Visible vapor and gases given off by a burning substance. |
| ETS. | Environmental tobacco smoke or passive smoke: tobacco smoke present in room air resulting from ignited tobacco products burning in an ashtray or exhaled by a smoker (people who are currently smoking are also expose to other smokers’ sidestream smoke). |
| Mainstream Smoke | Smoke that is inhaled directly into the user’s lungs |
| Sidestream Smoke | The aerosol emitted directly into the surrounding air from the lit end of a smoldering tobacco product; may be inhaled by the user; is a major component of environmental smoke |
| Third hand Smoke | Tobacco smoke residue absorbed by furnishings |
| SIDS: | Sudden infant death syndrome: sudden and unexpected death of an apparently healthy infant; typically occurring between the ages of three weeks and five months |
| TSNAs | Potent carcinogenic tobacco-specific nitrosamines |
| Transdermal | Method of drug delivery by patch on skin; a mode for slow release over extended time. |
| Use | Using the substance of tobacco because of an individual’s addiction to nicotine |
| User | An individual who either smokes tobacco or places tobacco in the mouth. |
Created by:
daisenmurray
Popular Dentistry sets