Lecture 5- Gingivitis and Gingival Disease

Question 1

Health to Gingivitis what would you see clinically?

Answer 1

The color becomes blue or red, the contour blunted, marginal tissue becomes roundish ( no scalloping)

Question 2

Pyogenic Granuloma aka Solitary Capillary Haemangioma

Answer 2

painless, mushroom-like exophytic mass attached interproximally, benign

• Looks like abscess
• Seen in pregnant woman–will go away postpartum

Question 3

Drug induced gingival enlargements

Answer 3

Whittish fibery rubberish enlargment of gingiva.

-no bone loss or attachment loss

Question 4

Plaque induced gingivitis

Answer 4

bulbous, red, fluctuant (fluid-filled)

Question 5

Diabetes associated gingivitis

Answer 5

Children with Type 1

Manage their glycemic control!

Question 6

In KIDS WHO HAVE PLAQUE INDUCED TYPE 1 DIABETES ASSOC GINGIVITIS. THE TX INVOLVED IS

Answer 6

HAVING A BETTER GLYCEMIC CONTROL

Question 7

Linear Gingival Erythema aka HIV ass. gingivitis

Answer 7

• 2-3mm marginal band of intense erythema in free gingiva

- Incidence reduced after anti-retroviral therapy

Question 8

Hereditary gingival fibromatosis aka Gingival diseases ass. with heredity

Answer 8

-increase ratio of CT ( no increase in size or # of fibroblasts). Dense fibrotic CT and epithelial hyperplasia
Txt: gingivectomy