Perio Week 10 Flashcards
Necrotizing gingivitis limited to
Gingival tissues
Necrotizing perio
Necrosis of gingival tissues, PDL, and alveolar bone
Necrotizing stomatitis
Severe necrosis extends beyond gingiva to other parts of the oral cavity (cheek, tongue palate)
Alternative terminology of necrotizing peril
Trench mouth
ANUG
Vincent infection
Necrotizing ulcerative gingivostomatitis
Necrotizing period disease is very painful, the gingival tissues appear
Fiery red with spontaneous bleeding
Necrotizing perio disease rapidly escalates and produce loss of periodontal attachment within
Days
Necrotizing perio disease gives the appearance that papillae and gingival margins have been
Punched out or cratered
Pseudomembrane refers to
A gray layer of tissue that covers the necrotic areas of the gingiva
Systemic signs and symptoms of necrotizing perio disease
Swollen lymph nodes (submand and cervical)
In severe cases: fever loss of appetite, increased pulse rate, malaise
Predisposing factors of NPD
Compromised host immune response
Poor oral self care
Emotional stress
Fatigue
Alcohol use
Smoking
Mean age of NPD in industrialized countries is
22-24 years old
Mucogingival conditions are assessed through clinical examinations for
Recession
Frenum pulling of gingiva
Width of attached gingiva
Attached gingiva formula: to calculate the width of attached gingiva at a specific site
Measure the width of the gingiva (from margin to Mucogingival junction)
Subtract the probing depth from total width
Adequate attached gingiva
Greater than 1mm
Inadequate probe depth is less than
1mm