Final Flashcards
Where does tetracycline concentrate
Gingival cervical fluid
What does tetracycline inhibit the action of?
Collagenase
How is tetracycline effective?
In subantimicrobial doses. 20mg without development of antibiotic resistance
What are the benefits of topically delivered chemical agents (chlorhexidine and tetracycline)
Small gains in attach level
Use with srp
Benefits patients/sites not responsive to surgery.
What are some problems with therapeutic mouth rinses?
Essential oils may burn mouth and dry out the membranes. Chlrhxdine stains teeth and can discolor tongue, may alter taste and increase calc formation.
What are goals of perio maint?
Minimize recurrence and regression of perio
Reduce incidence of tooth loss
Increase the probability of detecting and treating other oral conditions
How long does it take for pathogens to return to pre-instrumentation levels?
Approx 9-11 weeks
What are clinical recognitions of recurrence?
Progressive attach loss
Pockets deeper over time
BOP
Exudate
X-ray showing bone loss
Increased mobility
What is the impact zone in irrigation?
Initial fluid contact area near the gingival margin
What is the flushing zone?
Depth of penetration sub-g
True or false, WITH BRUSHING, Water irrigation is more effective than just brushing and flossing
True
True or false, water flossed can reduce pathogens in pockets up to 6mm
True
True or false, water glosser shows a reduction in inflammatory mediators IL-1b and PGE2
True
What percentage of the pocket does the water flosser penetrate?
50%
What is the mechanism of action?
Trace ging margin at a 90degree angle and start on low power. Work to medium as tissue improves
How deep does the RUBBER TIP penetrate?
90% to pockets less than or = to 6mm
64% to pockets over 7mm
Direct at 45 degree angle
Why is conservation of cementum necessary?
Optimum perio health and perio regeneration
What are some tissue responses after SRP?
Tissue Shrinkage, recession
Readapt root surface by long JE
little change. Residual pocket depth
When should an perio eval take place?
4-6 weeks
What is the inflammatory response?
Protective mechanism that keeps the infection from doing serious harm to the periodontium through mediators IL-4 and IL-10
Pro-inflammatory mediators
Lead to damage of the perio
IL-6 and IL-1
Mmps-collagenase
What is collagenase?
Collagen breakdown part of the fundamental pathology in periodontitis
Purpose of doxycycline
Inhibits the effects of collagenase, and inhibits part of the destruction that can occur in perio
It also has a low incidence of adverse effects
Can reduce probe depths and result in attachment gains. Can also prevent disease progression.
Chemically modified tetracycline
Suppresses bone resorption
Inhibits MMPs
No development of resistant or GI toxicity
UNDER INVESTIGATION
NSAIDS
Reduce inflammation by action of prostaglandins
Can inhibit osteoclast activity
Acceleration of bone loss when stopped
Not approved to treat perio
Bisohosphonates
They alter osteoclast activity. Inhibits resorption
Side effects include jaw osteonecrosis and reduction in osteoclast survival and function. Not approved to treat perio.