Chronic periodontitis

Question 1

Chronic periodontitis

Answer 1

Adults
Rate of progression is slow to moderate
• Rapid bursts of destruction can occur
Untreated have more progression

Question 2

Symptoms of CD

Answer 2

• Mostly painless
• Localized dull pain
• Gingival tenderness, ‘itching’ gums
• Loose teeth
• Food impaction
• Drifted teeth/ increased spacing
• Root sensitivity
• Bleeding gums

Question 3

Localized vs generalized

Answer 3

Localized

• 30% of sites

Question 4

Severity of Chronic periodontitis

Answer 4

• Slight
• 1-2mm Aloss
• Moderate
• 3-4 mm Aloss
• Severe
• 5mm or more of Aloss

Question 5

Risk factor

Answer 5

environmental, behavioral or biologic factors, which when present increase the likelihood that an individual will develop disease.
• Longitudinal evidence
• Intervention can modify risk factor
o Smoking
o Diabetes

Question 6

Risk determinant:

Answer 6

non-modifiable factors
• Age
• Gender

Question 7

Risk indicators:

Answer 7

putative risk factors that have been identified in
cross sectional studies but not confirmed longitudinally
• HIV/AIDS
• Osteoporosis
• Infrequent dental visits

Question 8

Risk markers/predictors

Answer 8

A characteristic associated with elevated risk for disease but may not be part of the causal chain
• Furcation involvement
• Calculus
• History of attachment loss

Question 9

What percent of americans have periodontitis?

Answer 9

> 47% of US population has periodontitis

o ~65 million people

Question 10

Critical probing depth (Lindhe)

Answer 10

probe depths less than which root planing will

cause attachment loss (2.9mm)