NSE 12A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Oral Mucosa, Dysphagia, Dentures
30 Nov 2017
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Recommended: chang, c. & roberts, b. l. (2011). Diet/meal assistance/ oral hygiene psychomotor skills quiz (available on lms) due prior to class. Nutrition: discuss culturally-based and religious dietary restrictions, define dysphagia and discuss dietary modifications appropriate for patients with dysphagia. Identify and describe the eleven (11) different types of therapeutic diets. Demonstrate how to assist the client who cannot eat independently. Extends from the lips to the anterior pillars of the tonsils. Structure for taste, for mastification and speech articulation. Buccal mucosa: are normally pink and moist. Floor of the mouth and the undersurface of the tongue are richly supplied with blood vessels, allows for rapid absorption of sublingual medications (nitroglycerin) Any time of ulceration or trauma to the area can result in significant bleeding. Mouth contains three pairs of salivary glands that start the digestive process. 32 permanent teeth for chewing- grind, cut and tear food. Healthy teeth are free from cavities and are properly aligned.
