JVD 2013, Issue 4 (JW) Flashcards
Isolation and Identification of Porphyromonas spp. and Other Putative Pathogens from Cats with Periodontal Disease
What percentage of cats are affected by periodontal disease?
Up to 70% of cats between 20-27 months old and up to 85% of cats older than 6 years
Isolation and Identification of Porphyromonas spp. and Other Putative Pathogens from Cats with Periodontal Disease
What are the characteristics of the bacterium Porphyromonas gulae? (i.e., gram - or +?, spores?, shape?)
Porphyromonas gulae is a gram-negative, non-motile, non-spore forming, rod shaped bacterium that preferentially grows as black pigmented colonies in an obligate anaerobic environment with an asaccharolytic metabolism.
Isolation and Identification of Porphyromonas spp. and Other Putative Pathogens from Cats with Periodontal Disease
Three bacterial species were detected in 70% or more of the samples. Which were they?
Porphyromonas gulae (most abundant) Porphyromonas circumdentaria (moderate abundance) Fusobacterium nucleatum (low abundance)
Isolation and Identification of Porphyromonas spp. and Other Putative Pathogens from Cats with Periodontal Disease
True or false - Cat age was positively correlated with calculus scores
True
Isolation and Identification of Porphyromonas spp. and Other Putative Pathogens from Cats with Periodontal Disease
True or false - Tooth mobility was correlated with total bacterial counts
True
Isolation and Identification of Porphyromonas spp. and Other Putative Pathogens from Cats with Periodontal Disease
True or false - Plaque index was correlated with tooth mobility
False - it was not correlated with ANY other clinical value
Isolation and Identification of Porphyromonas spp. and Other Putative Pathogens from Cats with Periodontal Disease
True or false - Cats with more P. gulae showed more mobility and recession and tendency for deeper probing depths
True
Isolation and Identification of Porphyromonas spp. and Other Putative Pathogens from Cats with Periodontal Disease
True or false - Cats with more P. gulae showed higher overall bacterial counts and a tendency for higher proportions of P. circumdentaria and higher proportions of Capnocytophaga spp.
False - Cats with more P. gulae showed higher overall bacterial counts and a tendency for LOWER proportions of P. circumdentaria and higher proportions of Capnocytophaga spp.
Isolation and Identification of Porphyromonas spp. and Other Putative Pathogens from Cats with Periodontal Disease
True or false - When comparing cats less than versus greater than 10 years old, there was a significant difference detected in terms of clinical or microbiological findings
False - no significant differences
Isolation and Identification of Porphyromonas spp. and Other Putative Pathogens from Cats with Periodontal Disease
What percentage of the anaerobic flora cultured was P. gulae?
32.5%
Crown Preparation Design: An Evidence-Based Review
What is the commonly cited convergence angle that is recommended to achieve acceptable retention/resistance form?
5-14 degrees
Crown Preparation Design: An Evidence-Based Review
If the inner surface of the metal crown is etched/sandblasted, what is the resultant increase in amount of force required to separate the restoration from the die? (answer is #-fold)
2-3-fold
Crown Preparation Design: An Evidence-Based Review
The amount of force required to displace a crown [increases OR decreases?] as the convergence angle increases
Decreases
Crown Preparation Design: An Evidence-Based Review
What is the amount of force, in N, generated when dogs chew?
20-937 N
Crown Preparation Design: An Evidence-Based Review
What is the range of biting-pulling force generated on canine teeth, in N?
180-1120 N
Crown Preparation Design: An Evidence-Based Review
What is “taper”?
Taper is the angle between one axial wall of the preparation and the long axis of the preparation