Clincial Case Tutorial for Mock SCR

Question 1

What are the 2 types of loss of attachement

Answer 1

pocketing
recession

Question 2

Pocketing defintion n

Answer 2

apical migration of bone but not the gingivae leads to pocketing

Question 3

Recession defintion

Answer 3

where there is both bone loss and reduction in the mucosa levels

Question 4

When describing a panoral always include

Answer 4

shows symmetry within the zygomatic process, maxiallry sinues
Mandibular bone is continues with the cortical bone
The inferior dental canal is evident on both sides of the jaws

Question 5

Why can there sometimes be amalgam present where a tooth has been XLA

Answer 5

This could be due to removal of the tooth their was amalgam placed at the same time on another tooth and it has dropped below the gum level into the extraction socket

Question 6

What happens to the lamina dura if there is apical pathology present?

Answer 6

The lamina dura disappears