Perio Flashcards
Steps in pellicle formation (3)
Pellice forms (happens quickly)
adhesion and attachment of bacteria
colonization and plaque maturation
How does the type of bacteria in plaque change as it matures?
facultative gram + to anaerobic gram -
Red complex bacteria
P. gingivalis
T. Forsythus
T. denticola
What bacteria is implicated in Aggressive Periodontitis?
AA
What bacteria is implicated in root caries?
Actinomyces viscosus
What bacteria is implicated in coronal caries?
Strep Mutans
The primary colonizers of dental plaque are what kind of bacteria?
Gram + facultative
The predominant inflammatory cells in the periodontal pocket are?
Neutrophils
What destroys collagen?
MMPs
Defective neutrophils lead to?
Aggressive periodontitis
Pathogenesis of Periodontal lesion:
Stage 1: ____ lesion, ____ infiltrate, ___ days
Stage 2: ____ lesion, ____ infiltrate, ___ days
Stage 3: _____ lesion, ____ infiltrate, ___ days
Stage 4: _____ lesion
Stage 1: initial lesion, neutrophils, 2-4 days
Stage 2: early lesion, T-cells, 4-7 days
Stage 3: established lesion, B-cells, 14-21 days
Stage 4: advanced lesion, transition to irreversible damage
Define scaling:
remove supra gingival & sub gingival plaque & calculus
Define root planing:
removal of calculus and cementum
Scalers are used?
supragingival
Curettes are used?
subgingival
1/2 and 3/4 curettes are used where?
anterior
5/6 curette is used where?
Anterior and premolar