NAVEDTRA 14295B CH 8 Flashcards
What is the science that treats the nature, causes, and development of oral diseases?
Oral pathology
About how many ml of saliva on a daily basis do salivary glands secrete?
1,500
How many mircroorganisms per milliliter do microscopic counts in saliva show on average?
750 million
What can be defined as any pathological or traumatic disorder of tissue that creates a loss of function of the area affected?
Oral lesions
What is a localized collection of pus in a specific area of soft tissue or bone called?
Abscess
What is an enclosed pouch or sac containing fluid or semi-solid material called?
Cyst
What is a disruption of the superficial covering of the mucosa or skin caused by biting, denture irritation, toothbrush injury, viruses or other irritants?
Ulcers
What disease is caused by a microbial process that starts on the surface of the teeth and leads to the breaking down of the enamel, dentin, and cementum?
Dental Caries
What is the process that destroys the hard surfaces of the tooth called?
Decay
What is the group of bacteria called along with other acid producing bacteria that are in the oral cavity that cause tooth decay?
Streptococci
What is the type of carious lesion called if the tooth surface has an area that has not progressed past the decalcification stage?
Incipient
What are the decay processes that occur underneath existing dental restorations called?
Recurrent caries
What term refers to pain in the dental pulp and commonly occurs after a restoration has been placed in a tooth?
Pulpalgia
What is an inflammation of the dental pulp caused by a bacterial infection resulting from dental caries or fractured teeth called?
Pulpitis
What results when the pulp has become inflamed and a small pus-like abscess forms in the pulpal canal?
Periapical abscess
What is the death of tissue called?
Necrosis
What is the most prevalent chronic disease of humankind?
Periodontal disease
What is an inflammation involving the gingival tissues called?
Gingivitis
What is the most common type of gingival disease?
Marginal gingivitis
What is an inflammation of the gingiva around a partially erupted tooth called?
Pericoronitis
What is the most common of all herpetic HSV-1 lesions?
Herpes labialis
About how many days do recurrent HSV-1 lesions take to resolve?
7 to 10
What is the main cause of AIDS?
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
What is the loss of substance of a tooth from a wearing away process caused by teeth against teeth called?
Attrition
What results in the loss of tooth structure secondary to the action of external agents?
Abrasion
What is tooth substance loss from a chemical process that does not involve bacteria called?
Erosion
What are some types of lesions called because the factors producing this condition are unknown or may occur from a known acid source such as people who have bulimia, an eating disorder characterized by binge eating and self-induced vomiting?
Idiopathic erosion
