Diagnosis of Periodontal Diseases Flashcards
6 characteristics common to all dental plaque-induced gingival diseases
- Signs and symptoms confined to gingiva
- Presence of plaque
- Clinical signs of inflammation
- Periodontium with NO LOSS of attachment OR a stable but reduced periodontium
- Reversibility of the disease
- Possible role as a precursor to attachment loss
4 clinical signs of inflammation of gingiva
- Enlarged gingival contours due to edema or fibrosis
- Color transition to a red and/or bluish-red
- BOP
- Increased gingival exudate
2 drug-influenced gingival diseases
- Drug-influenced gingival enlargements
- Drug-influenced gingivitis
Example of drug-induced gingivitis
Oral contraeptive-associated gingivitis (frank signs of gingival inflammation in the presence of relatively little plaque)
Example of a gingival disease modified by malnutrition
Ascorbic acid deficiency gingivitis or scurvy
Describe ascorbic acid deficiency gingivitis/ scurvy
Gingiva is bright red, swollen, ulcerated and tendency toward bleeding and alteration toward a spongy consistency
10 characteristics of plaque-induced gingivitis
- Plaque precent at gingival margin
- Disease begins at gingival margin
- Change in gingival color
- Change in gingival contour
- Sulcular temperature change
- Increased gingival exudate
- Bleeding upon provocation
- Absence of attachment loss
- Absence of bone loss
- Reversible with plaque removal
Color of normal gingiva
Pale pink
Color of gingiva with gingivitis
Reddish/bluish-red
Size of normal gingiva (describe papillary, marginal and sulcular)
- Papillary gingiva fills interdental spaces
- Marginal gingiva forms knife edge with tooth surface
- Sulcus depth ≤ 3 mm
Size of gingiva with gingivitis
Swelling both coronally and bucco-lingually
Pseudopocket
Shape of normal gingiva
Scalloped - troughs in marginal areas rise to peaks in interdental areas
Shape of gingiva with gingivitis
Edema which blunts the marginal and papillary tissues leads to the loss of the knife edge adaptation. Marginal swelling leads to less accentuated scalloping
Consistency of normal gingiva
Firm
Consistency of gingiva with gingivitis
Soft; pressure-induced pitting due to edema
Clinically define pyogenic granuloma (pregnancy tumor)
Not a real tumor, but an exaggerated inflammatory response during pregnancy to plaque. Painless protuberant, exophytic mass that is attached by a sessile or pedunculated base from the interproximal space
Cause of pyogenic granuloma
Combination of the vascular response induced by progesterone and the matrix stimulatory effect of estradiol
Histological feature of pyogenic granuloma
Highily vascularized mass of granulation tissue
Most common area of mouth affected by pyogenic granuloma
Anterior papillae of the maxillary teeth
When do pyogenic granulomas regress?
Following parturition (not always)
3 main classes of medication implicated in drug-influenced gingival enlargement
- Anticonvulsant
- Immunosuppressant
- Calcium channel blockers
2 examples of anticonvulsants implicated in drug-influence gingival enlargement
Phenytoin
Valproic acid
Example of immunosuppressant implicaed in drug-influenced gingival enlargement
Cyclosporine
Most common location for drug-influenced gingival enlargement
Anterior gingiva first observed at the interdental papilla