29 Periodontics And Coronal Polishing Flashcards
Periodontium
Tissue that supports the teeth
Three out of four adults will exsperence
Periodontal problems to some degree in their lives.
Epithelial attachment
Area at the bottom of the sulcus where the gingiva attaches to the tooth.
Sulcus
Space between the tooth and free gingiva.
A healthy sulcus is
1 to 3 mm deep
Symptoms of periodontal disease
Bleeding, loose teeth, inflammation, abnormal contour of the gingiva, periodontal pocket formation, malocclusion , halitosis, pain and tenderness, recession and discoloration.
Calculus
Hard deposits, yellow or brown. Formed from bacterial plaque
Bruxism
Grinding of teeth, can be caused by strees
Gingivitis
Inflammation of the gingival tissue
Periodontitis
Formation of periodontal pockets
Furcation
Are where roots divide are visible
Necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis NUG
Accurs most in young adults 16 to 30,
Tooth mobility
Movement of tooth within the socket 1-3 three being bad
Recession
Loss of gingival tissue exposing cementum/ dentin usually seen on the facial surface
Gingival cleft
Fissure or elongated opening that extends toward the root of the tooth. The margin of the gingiva forms a V instead of smooth rounded border.
Occlusal equilibration
Removal of area showing excessive force. Burs,discs and stones are used to reduce and restore occlusion
Vertical bone resorption
Found on individual teeth on the interproximal surface.
Horizontal bone resorption
Equal crestfallen bone loss on medial and distal surface of proximal teeth
Instrument sharpening
Manually such as sharpening stones or mechanically which is more expensive.
After use sharpening stones are
Cleaned by scrubbing with stiff brush, soap and water or cleaned ultra sonically and then sterilized properly.
Curette
Hand held instrument used for removing sub gingival calculus
Scalers
Sharp instrument used to remove hard deposites such as super gingival ( above) or sub gingival ( below)
Sickle scalers
Two cutting edge used to remove supra gingival calculus ( also called the Shepard hook)
Hoe scaler
Has a blade bent at 90degree angle
Ultra sonic instruments
Typically used as an adjacent to manual scaling procedures
Periodontal knives (gingivectomy knives)
Used to remove tissue during periodontal surgery
Interdental knives ( interproximal)
Remove soft tissue interproximaly The Orban no. 1 and 2 very popular.
Spear shaped,long narrow blades with cutting edges on both sides.
Surgical scalpels
( bard Parker scalpel) used for perio surgery. Also comes in disposable