Local Contributing Factors

Question 1

oral conditions that _____ an individuals _____ to periodontal infection in specific sites

Answer 1

increase

susceptibility

Question 2

what are local contributing factors that should be eliminated during nonsurgical periodontal treatment

Answer 2

• dental calculus
• dental decay
• patient habits
• developmental defects

Question 3

local contributing factors do not _____ periodontal disease

Answer 3

initiate

Question 4

local contributing factors increase what?

Answer 4

the risk of developing disease, and developing more severe disease

Question 5

3 ways local contributing factors increase risk of disease

Answer 5

1. increase plaque retention
2. increase plaque pathogenicity
3. cause direct damage to periodontium

Question 6

2 factors that increase plaque retention

Answer 6

1. dental calculus

2. tooth morphology

Question 7

when does mineralization of plaque begin

Answer 7

48 hours up to 2 weeks after plaque initiation

Question 8

what shape is calculus as it builds up on the teeth?

Answer 8

irregular

Question 9

T/F controlling disease in the presence of plaque and calculus is not difficult

Answer 9

false; it is difficult

Question 10

heavy calculus formers have higher saliva intake with what?

Answer 10

calcium and phosphorus

Question 11

what is the primary inorganic component of calculus

Answer 11

calcium phosphate

Question 12

what is the primary inorganic component in people with light calculus?

Answer 12

parotid pyrophosphates

Question 13

what are some of the organic components?

Answer 13

dead epithelial cells, dead white blood cells

Question 14

what is newly formed inorganic calculus?

Answer 14

brushite

Question 15

what is calculus after 6 months? more than 6 months?

Answer 15

octocalcium phosphate, hydroxyapatite

Question 16

what is the shape of supragingival calculus?

Answer 16

irregular, large deposits

Question 17

what is the shape of subgingival calculus

Answer 17

flattened from pressure of pocket

Question 18

what is subgingival calculus also referred to as

Answer 18

serumal calculus

Question 19

what are three modes of attachment to tooth surface

Answer 19

1. acquired pellicle
2. tooth irregularities
3. direct contact to tooh

Question 20

which is the most common mode of attachment to the tooth?

Answer 20

acquired pellicle

Question 21

what is the easiest to removed from the tooth? the hardest?

Answer 21

acquired pellice, direct contact to tooth

Question 22

what kind of dentistry is it when we cause the problem such as overhanging restorations

Answer 22

iatrogenic dentistry

Question 23

development grooves on palatal surface of tooth are called _____

Answer 23

palataogingival groove

Question 24

where is the root concavity on the maxillary first molar?

Answer 24

mesial

Question 25

will floss dislodge the biofilm from the base of the root concavity?

Answer 25

no