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Question 1

What are the five signs of gingival inflammation.

Answer 1

Pain, Swelling, Redness, Heat and Loss of function.

Question 2

Does gingivitis have true or false pockets.

Answer 2

False pockets.

Question 3

Does periodontal disease have true or false pockets.

Answer 3

True pockets.

Question 4

What does ANUG stand for?

Answer 4

Acute Necrotising Ulcerative Gingivitis.

Question 5

What antibiotics are normally prescribed for ANUG?

Answer 5

Metronidazole.

Question 6

What are the three signs of ANUG?

Answer 6

Redness, halitosis and grey membrane.

Question 7

What does Halitosis mean?

Answer 7

Bad breath?

Question 8

What is the first layer of plaque called?

Answer 8

Pellicle.

Question 9

Is supragingival calculus under or above the gingiva?

Answer 9

Above.

Question 10

Is sublingual calculus under or above the gingiva?

Answer 10

Under.

Question 11

What is plaque made up of.

Answer 11

Saliva, bacteria, food debris and cellular debris.

Question 12

What can periodontal disease cause?

Answer 12

Mobility.

Question 13

Can false pockets be reversed?

Answer 13

Yes.

Question 14

Which bacteria starts decay within the oral cavity?

Answer 14

Sterptcoccus Mutans.

Question 15

What is the bacteria called that appears after 3 days of not brushing?

Answer 15

Bacilli Fusiformis.

Question 16

If bacilli fusiform is not removed what is the name of the third bacteria to appear?

Answer 16

Treponema Vincenta.

Question 17

What is debridement?

Answer 17

Removal of dead tissue, bacteria, and plaque.

Question 18

Why during pregnancy do the gingiva bleed more often?

Answer 18

This is due to the change in the hormone chemicals.

Question 19

What is the cause of periodontal disease?

Answer 19

Toxins that irritate the gingiva.

Question 20

What plaque does a ultra-sonic scaler remove?

Answer 20

Subgingival and Supragingival.

Question 21

What plaque does a sickle scaler remove?

Answer 21

Supragingival plaque

Question 22

What plaque does a Jacquette Scaler remove?

Answer 22

Supragingival Plaque.

Question 23

What plaque does a push scaler remove?

Answer 23

Interproximal calculus.

Question 24

What plaque does a periodontal hoe remove?

Answer 24

Subgingival plaque.

Question 25

What plaque does a gracey curette remove?

Answer 25

Subgingival plaque.

Question 26

What prophylaxis mean?

Answer 26

Prevent.

Question 27

What does a periochip contain?

Answer 27

Chlorhexidine Digluconate.

Question 28

What colour is supragingival plaque?

Answer 28

White/Yellow.

Question 29

What colour is subgingival plaque?

Answer 29

Brown.

Question 30

BPE Scoring: Score 1

Answer 30

No more than 3.5mm under the gingiva and there is no calculus but there is bleeding.

Question 31

BPE Scoring: Score 2.

Answer 31

No more than 3.5mm under the gingiva there is supra or sub gingival plaque present.

Question 32

BPE Scoring: Score 3.

Answer 32

More than 3.5mm but less than 5.5mm under the gingiva.