16-1 Flashcards
What are 3 diseases of the teeth and supporting structures?
Caries
Gingivitis
Periodontitis
What are 3 diseases of the teeth and supporting structures?
Caries
Gingivitis
Peiodontitis
What is Caries?
Tooth decay
What causes Caries?
Focal demineralization by acidic products of bacterial sugar fermentation
What is a major cause of tooth loss before age 35?
Caries (tooth decay)
Complications of Caries?
Pain
Nutrition problems
Potential life-threatening infections
What is Gingivitis?
Inflammation of oral mucosa that surrounds the teeth
Inflammation of oral mucosa that surrounds the teeth?
Gingivitis
What causes Gingivitis?
Accumulation of dental plaque and calculus
What is Dental plaque and what can it cause?
- Can cause Gingivitis
= Sticky biofilm that collects on teeth due to poor oral hygiene (bacteria + salivary proteins + epithelial cells)
If Dental plaque is not removed, what can it turn into?
Mineralizes into a calculus
When does Gingivitis usually occur?
Childhood
Symptoms of Gingivitis?
Erythema and Edema
Bleeding, changes of contour and loss of soft tissue
Symptoms of Gingivitis?
Erythema and Edema
Bleeding, changes of contour and loss of soft tissue
What is Periodontitis?
Inflammatory process that affects the supporting structures of the teeth (periodontal ligaments, alveolar bone and cementum)
This inflammatory process affects periodontal ligaments, alveolar bone and cementum?
Periodontitis
What causes Periodontitis?
Poor oral hygiene
Altered composition of oral microbiome
Periodontitis can be a component of what 7 systemic diseases?
Aids Leukemia Crohn's Diabetes Down Syndrome Sarcoidosis Neutrophil defect syndromes
Periodontitis can be a component of what 7 systemic diseases?
Aids Leukemia Crohn's Diabetes Down Syndrome Sarcoidosis Neutrophil defect syndromes
Periodontitis can serve as a site of origin for?
Infective endocarditis and lung/brain abscesses
Aphthous ulcers
Canker sores
What causes Aphthous ulcers?
Unknown; potentially immunologic disorder association
Recurrent painful, shallow ulcerations rimmed by erythema in the mouth?
Aphthous ulcers (canker sores)
Aphthous ulcers spontaneously resolve in?
7-10 days
What are 3 types of Fibrous Proliferative Lesions?
Traumatic Fibroma
Pyogenic Granuloma
Peripheral Ossifying Fibroma
What are 3 types of Fibrous Proliferative Lesions/
Traumatic Fibroma
Pyogenic Granuloma
Peripheral Ossifying Fibroma
What causes Traumatic Fibroma?
Repetitive trauma
What does a Traumatic Fibroma look like?
Submucosal nodular mass of fibrous CT stroma
- At buccal mucosa along bite line/gingiva
Submucosal nodular mass of fibrous CT stroma at the buccal mucosa along the bite line/gingiva
Traumatic Fibroma
Who commonly gets Pyogenic Granulomas?
Children and pregnant women
What does a Pyogenic Granuloma look like?
Red/purple and ulcerated lesions at the gingiva
Red/purple and ulcerated lesion at the gingiva in children and pregnant women
Pyogenic Granuloma
What can a Pyogenic Granuloma cause?
Peripheral Ossifying Fibroma
Who commonly gets Peripheral Ossifying Fibromas?
Young women
What does a Peripheral Ossifying Fibroma look like?
Red, ulcerated lesion at the gingiva
