DIAGNOSING ADVANCED PERIODONTAL CONDITIONS

Question 1

DIAGNOSING ADVANCED PERIODONTAL CONDITIONS

Answer 1

(a) Clinically by measuring Clinical attachment loss
(b) Radiographically by loss of alveolar bone

Question 2

LIMITATIONS

Answer 2

1. Does not provide cause of the condition
2. No.info patient’s susceptibility to the disease
3. Cannot identify sites with ongoing periodontal or sites in remission
4. Cannot differentiate where response to therapy is positive or negative

Question 3

Periodontal disease is localized and multifactorial

PHBSG

Answer 3

Periodontal pathogens
Host response
Behavioral
Systemic
Genetic

Question 4

Advanced periodontal diagnostic technique

Answer 4

1. Clinical diagnosis
2. Digital radiography
3. Microbial Analysis
4. Host response

Question 5

Advances in radiographic assessment

Answer 5

1. Digital x-rays
2. Subtraction radiography
3. CADIA
4. CT scans
5. CBCT

Question 6

Advances in Microbial Analysis

Adaptive and innate immunity. Sample collection includes blood and swab

Answer 6

1. Immunohistodiagnostic methods
2. Enzymatic methods
3. Molecular biology techniques
   -nucleic acid
   -DNA hybridization
   -PCR

Question 7

Advances in characterizing the host response

Answer 7

1. Inflammatory mediators and products
2. Host derived enzymes
3. Tissue breakdown products