Perio Problems Flashcards
Gingivitis
Inflammation of gingival tissues
No loss of attachment or bone
Occurs in response to plaque bacteria
Clinical signs of gingivitis
Erythema
BOP
Edema
Young children has less
Plaque and less reactivity to plaque
Puberty Gingivitis
Some children exhibit severe gingivitis at puberty
Puberty gingivitis peak prevalence is
10 years in girls and 13 years in boys
Puberty gingivitis gingiva enlarged with
Granulomatous changes similar to pregnancy
Related to increase in steroid hormones
Local factors of gingivitis
Crowded teeth
Ortho
Mouth breathing
Erupting primary and permanent teeth
Treatment of gingivitis
Reversible
Improve oral hygiene
Appropriately sized toothbrush
Patently assistant 8-10 years of age
Long-standing gingivitis can lead to
Chronic inflammatory gingival enlargement
Common chronic sites
Around ortho appliances
Areas chronically dried by mouth breathing
Chronic inflammatory gingival enlargement the ___enlarged
Interdental papillae and marginal gingiva
Chronic inflammatory gingival enlargement tissue tends to
Bleed easily and erythematous
Chronic inflammatory gingival enlargement tissue may be
Soft friable with a smooth shiny surface
Chronic inflammatory gingival enlargement may resolve
Slowly when adequate plaque control is instituted
Chronic inflammatory gingival enlargement ___often required
Gingivectomy
Drug induced gingival overgrowth
Phenytoin
Cyclosporine
Calcium channel blockers
Phenytoin
Anti convulsants
Cyclosporine
Immunosuppressant for host resection
Calcium channel blockers
Hypertension control
Drug-induced gingival overgrowth differs
From chronic inflammatory enlargement
Drug-induced gingival overgrowth appears
Fibrous firm and pale pink with little tendency to bleed
Drug-induced gingival overgrowth occurs
Slowly
Drug-induced gingival overgrowth occurs first in
Papilla
Drug-induced gingival overgrowth spreads to
Gingival margin
Drug-induced gingival overgrowth may cover
And interfere with eruption or occlusion
Drug-induced gingival overgrowth may improve or resolve
When medication is discontinued
Drug-induced gingival overgrowth severity affected by
Adequacy of oral hygiene and concentration of medication in gingiva
and susetable is genetic compontic
Drug-induced gingival overgrowth if medication cant be stopped
Overgrowth can be surgically removed but will recur
Drug-induced gingival overgrowth tissue can be removed by
Gingivectomy or by flap with internal bevele
Drug-induced gingival overgrowth surgery indicated when
Appearance is unacceptable to patient
Interferes with function
Overgrowth has produced periodontal pocket that cannot be maintained
Teeth erupt through
Existing band of keratinized gingiva
Width of keratinized gingiva band and relationship to teeth
Changes very little during subsequent growth and development
Deflection in path of eruption due to over crowding or over retention of primary teeth
May result in narrowed band of attached gingiva
Development and defects of the attached gingiva common when
Mandibular incisor erupt labial to alveolar ridge
If band of attached gingiva narrow
Small loss of attachment results in mucogingival defect (Pocket depth exceeds width of keratinized gingiva)
Development and defects of the attached gingiva recession may occur
Rapidly
Gingival architecture makes
Labially erupted teeth difficult to clean even more so after recession
__________vulnerability to peridonits and attachment loss
Plaque increases vulnerability
Other factors that may contribute to recession
Use of smokeless tobacco
Habit related self induced injury
Gingival graft to
Stabilize and replace lab nail kerat5nized gingiva
When defect not severe
Best to postpone grafting until after orthodontic treatment
Orthodontic movement of back onto alveolar ridge
May produce increase in attached gingiva and place tooth in periodotnally more stable position
Maxillary frenum penetrating incisive papilla often accompanied by
Large midline diastema
Maxillary frenum penetrating incisive papilla traumatic forces
On the facial attached gingiva will cause loss of papilla
Maxillary frenum penetrating incisive papilla look for
Blanching
Maxillary frenum penetrating incisive papilla treatment can be
Delayed until permanent teeth present
Prominent maxillary frenum treatment usually delayed
Until permanent incisor or cuspids erupted to allow natural closure of diastema
Prominent maxillary frenum treatment indicated
If appearance unacceptable after closure or ortho
Tip of papilla will
Fill embrasure
Ankyloglossia
Restricted tongue movement
Restrictive lingual frenum (“tongue tie”) prevelance
Common in children
Restrictive lingual frenum (“tongue tie”) if normal mobility limited treatment may be indicated
Speech
Feeding
Or if tongue cannot be protrude or touch upper alveoplasty process