L225 Gingival diseases Flashcards
Bacterial gingivitis findings
Painful ulcerations
Asymptomatic chanchres
Mucous patches
Atyplical inflamed gingivitis
Herpes virus
Varicella zoster
Herpes
Incubation period
healing period
1 week
10-14 days
Herpetic gingivostomatitis can be found in these gum diseaseas
Gingivitis
NUG/NUP
Periodontitis
Herpes labialis
aphthous ulceration in attached gingiva, hard palate, vermilion border
Virocella zoster
chicken pox
Virocella zoster location
Ulcers on tongue, palate, gingiva
Virocell zoster location in nerves
Latent in dorsal roo ganglion
2nd and 3rd branch of trigeminal
Diagnosis of Herpes zoster
Unilateral occurance of lesions w/ severe pain
Herpes zoster treatment
Careful plaque removal, antiviral drugs
Candidosis symptoms
Painless red and white lesions
Candidosis diagnosis
Culter on nickersons medium at room temp
Candidosis treatment
antimycotic/antifungal (nystatin rinse)
Frequently isolated from subgingival flor of patients with sever periodontitis
C. albicans
Candidosis manifestations
Pseudomembranous: white patches
Erythematous: red, pain
Plaque: white plaque that cant be removed
Nodular: elevated nodules white or red
Linear gingival erythema is common in
HIV patients
Linear gingival erythema look
linear erythematous band limited to the free gingiva
Disproportion between inflammation and plaque
Linear gingiva erythema treatment
Chlorhexidine
Antimycotic therapy if Candida present
DOES NOT respond well to hygiene and scaling
Histoplasmosis caused by
Histoplasma capsulatum
Histoplasmosis original location
lungs
Histoplasmosis diagnosis
clinical view and histopatholgy
Histoplasmosis treatment
Antifungal therapy
Hereditary gingival fibromatosis presentation
Diffuse gingival enlargement
Hereditary gingival fibromatosis possible mechanisms
TGF-beta1 favors ECM accumulation
Located on chromosome 2
Type I reactions mediated by
IgE
Type IV reactions mediated by
T-cells
