Perio and systemic diseases part 2 Flashcards
1
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what is desquamative gingivitis
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gingiva is red, glazed with ulceration and there is desquamation of the attached gingiva(non plaque induced)
2
Q
What is DIGE
A
drug induced gingival enlargement
3
Q
Drugs associatwd with gingival enlargement
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antiepileptics, calcium channel blockers, immune regulators - cyclosporine
4
Q
what do calcium channel blockers treat
A
hypertension
5
Q
when would a patient be on cyclosporin
A
organ transplant patient
6
Q
name for surigcal managment of drug induced gingival enlargement
A
Open wound (face) gingivectomy
7
Q
most common cause of gingival overgrowth cause
A
plaque
8
Q
What is factitious injury
A
self harm localised lesions on gingiva of young people
9
Q
Name for Wegener’s granulatomosis (strawberry gums)
A
granulomatosis with polyangitis
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