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Periodontal Considerations 2 Flashcards

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Function of the peridontium (2)

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  1. To attach teeth to jaws

2. To dissipate occlusal forces

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What do loads dissipated along the long axis of teeth lead to? (3)

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  1. Tension
  2. Compression
  3. Viscous forces
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What are the 2 type of horizontal forces?

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  1. CONSTANT
    - Caused by orthodontics
  2. INTERMITTENT
    - Occlusal (jiggling)
    - Less helpful, might be induced by parafunctional habits
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Name some examples of parafunctional habits that can cause intermittent horizontal forces (2)

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  1. Abnormal tooth contact

2. Arm on a clasp from a denture

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Define excessive occlusal force

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  1. Occlusal force that exceeds reparative capacity of the periodontal attachment apparatus
  2. Lead to occlusal trauma and/or causes excessive tooth wear (loss)
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Define occlusal trauma

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Injury resulting in tissue changes within the attachment apparatus, including PDL, supporting alveolar bone + cementum as a result of occlusal forces

Occlusal trauma may occur in an intact periodontium or in a reduced periodontium caused by periodontal disease

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What is tooth mobility influenced by (4)

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  1. Width of PDL
  2. Height of PDL
  3. Inflammation
  4. Number, shape and length of roots
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Tx to reduce tooth mobility (3)

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  1. Control of plaque-induced inflammation
  2. Correction of occlusal relations
  3. Splinting
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Define primary occlusal trauma (2)

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  • Injury resulting in tissue changes from excessive occlusal forces applied to a tooth with normal periodontal support
  • It occurs in the presence of normal clinical attachment levels, normal bone levels and excessive occlusal forces
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What is the response of the healthy periodontium to primary occlusal trauma (4)

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  1. PDL width increases until forces can be adequately dissipated, the PDL width should then stabilise
  2. Tooth mobility will be increased as a result
  3. This can be regarded as successful adaptation to increased demand before physiological
  4. If demand is reduced, PDL width should return to normal
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What happens if the excessive loading demand is more than the adaptive capacity of the PDL? (3)

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  1. PDL width may continue to increase
  2. PDL width + tooth mobility fail to reach a stable phase
  3. This failure of adaptation may be regarded as pathological
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Histological changes on the pressure side when theres excessive occlusal loading? (7)

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PRESSURE

  1. Increased vascularisation +permeability
  2. Hyalinsation/necrosis of the PDL
  3. Haemorrhage
  4. Bone resorption
  5. Thrombosis

RARER:
6. Root resorption

  1. Cemental tears
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Histological changes on the tension side when theres excessive occlusal loading? (2)

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  1. Elongation of the PDL fibres
  2. Apposition of alveolar bone + cementum

As a result of sustained occlusal trauma the density of the alveolar bone decreases, while the width of the pDL space increases

  • Leads to increased tooth mobility
  • Radiographic widening of the pDL space
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What happens to bone under areas of pressure?

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Bone resorbs (dissolves) away

Less alveolar bone, more widening of PDL space

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What happens to bone under areas of tension?

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More bone formation

Generally end up with a wider PDL space (which is a physiological adaption on the PDL)

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What is not initiated by occlusal forces?

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Gingival inflammation

- No change in the level of attachment

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Define secondary occlusal trauma

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  • Injury resulting in tissue changes from normal or excessive occlusal forces, applied to a tooth with reduced periodontal support
  • Occurs in the presence of:
    1. Attachment loss
    2. Bone loss
    3. Normal/excessive occlusal forces
18
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What is occlusal trauma?

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Tooth mobility which is progressively increasing and/or

Tooth mobility associated with symptoms with radiographic evidence of increased PDL width

19
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What is fremitus?

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Palpable or visible movement of a tooth when subjected to occlusal forces

  • Put finger on tooth then get the patient to close, if tooth has fremitus then when they close you will feel it on your finger (tooth will move as all others come into occlusion)
  • In order for all the teeth to occlude the tooth with fremitus will have to move (strong indicator of occlusal trauma)
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Clinical diagnosis of occlusal trauma (9)

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  1. Progressive tooth mobility
  2. Fremitus
  3. Occlusal discrepancies
  4. Wear facets
  5. Tooth migration
  6. Tooth fracture
  7. Thermal sensitivity
  8. Root resorption
  9. Widening of the pDL space on radiograph
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What are abnormal occlusal contacts associated with? (2)

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  1. Significantly deeper probing depths

2. Greater clinical attachment loss

22
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What are teeth with signs of occlusal trauma (fremitus/widened PDL space) associated with? (3)

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  1. Greater probing depth
  2. Greater clinical attachment loss
  3. Bone loss
23
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Does occlusion have a negative effect on periodontal therapy?

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  1. Increased CAL over time

2. Mobile teeth tx’d with regeneration do not respond as well as non-mobile teeth

24
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How do we correct occlusal relations? (3)

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  1. Occlusal adjustment
    - Selective grinding
  2. Restorations
  3. Orthodontics
25
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When may splinting be appropriate? (3)

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When:

  1. Mobility is due to advanced loss of attachment
  2. Mobility is causing discomfort or difficulty in chewing
  3. Teeth need to be stabilised for debridement

HOWEVER

Splinting does not influence the rate of periodontal destruction

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What does tooth migration cause? (3)

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  1. Loss of periodontal attachment
  2. Unfavourable occlusal forces
  3. Unfavourable soft tissue profile
27
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Management of tooth migration (2)

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  1. Tx the periodontitis
  2. Correct the occlusal relations
    a) Accept the position of the teeth and stabilise
    b) Move the teeth orthodontically and stabilise

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