Miscellanaeous Flashcards
What systemic disease causes thickening of the cementum
Pagets Disease
What type of cementum is secreted by cementoblasts
Type I - 95%
Type III - 5%
Gingivitis occurs after how many days
14 - 21 days
How rapidly does it resolve with OH
7 days
What is a surrogate marker for periodontal disease
CAL
What is a true marker for periodontal disease
Tooth loss
What is the development order of calculus
Brushite
Oxycalacite
M
Hydroxyapatite
What is the sensitivity to detecting calculus on a radiograph
Low - 42%
Cancer increase in smokers
x7 increase
Cancer increase in alcoholics
x6 increase
Cancer increase in alcoholics who smoke
x38 increase
AB in SRP for smokers
200 mg metro for 7 days, still reduced effect v non smokers
Presence of palatogingival groove
6% Laterals
3% Centrals
3 things to include in a diagnosis
Staging with complexity, extent and grade
Mild CAL
1 - 2 mm
Moderate CAL
3 - 4 mm
Severe CAL
above 5 mm
Aetiology of ANUG
Transient immunocompromise
What is CRP, what does it do
Protein made in the liver
Opsonises bacteria
What is the role of leukocytes
White Cells - defence
Monocyte v macrophage
Marcophages are monocytes in tissue
What is transendothelial migration
The process by which leukocytes enter the blood
Stages of wound healing
1-2 days: clot / Inflammation 3-4 days: Proliferation 1-2 weeks: Granulation 1 month: Remodelling 6 months: Maturation
What is the ledge and wedge technique
perpendicular inverse incision
perpendicular external
How does OFD change PD
2 mm recession
1.4 mm gain in CAL
Root trunk length in Max
3, 4, 5 mm
Root trunk length in MAn
2,3,4 mm
Why is root truck length important
Determines the viability of treatment
How do you diagnose a furcation
Radiograph and Probe
