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Aetiology of Periodontal Disease Flashcards

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Three categories of tooth deposits

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  • Cellular deposits
  • Food remnants
  • Tooth discolouration
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Cellular deposits mainly consist of?

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Bacteria

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Non-mineralized cellular deposits can be?

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  • Plaque (supragingival or subgingival)

- Materia alba (“white matter”)

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Mineralized cellular deposits are?

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Calculus (supragingival or subgingival)

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Food remnants include

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Food debris; food impaction

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Tooth discolouration occurs?

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  • Extrinsic (surface)

- Intrinsic (structural)

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Dental plaque definition

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Living and dead bacteria in a matrix of salivary glycoproteins and extracellular polysaccharides

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