Periodontal Medicine Flashcards
what is periodontal medicine
systemic conditions that increase susceptibility to periodontal disease
periodontal infections that are risk factors for systemic conditions
what is the ‘focal infection theory’
states that infectious agents from a central focal infection - such as teeth, roots, inflamed gum tissues or perhaps tonsile, metastasize to the heart, the eyes, the kidneys, lungs or other organ/tissues, establishing the same infection in new, distant sites
4 major common infections in the oral cavity
- caries
- periapical lesions- nonvital teeth
- fungal and viral infections
- periodontitis
what we look at for the potential link of perio and overall health
RISK FACTORS
the challenge to the potential link
NOT CAUSE AND EFFECT MECHANISM
- someone may have both perio disease and systemic disease but how do yo know if one caused the other
describe two faced neutrophil
- harmful
- excessive release of noxious copounds that cause tissue damage
- PMN mediated destruction - protective
- phagocyte function/ clearance of microbes
- increase intracellular killing of microbes via controlled release of ROS
why is there so much variability
there are different kinds of plaque
- patients respond differently
- genetics may play a factor; susceptibility to perio diseases and variance in response to treatment
potential risk factors
- systemic conditions
- like DM - local anatomy
- medications
- genetics
- smoking
- stress/ SES
- all are yet to be indentified and understood
perio disease needs to be viewed as what (either __ or ___)
- consequence of underlying hyperinflammatory trait
OR - as a facotr contributing to systeic inflammation
implication of interleukin 1 (IL-1) gentotye being + or -
individuals who are genotype positive roduce two to four times more IL-1beta than individual who are genotype negative
- if positive produce more IL-1 as a response to plaque – more heightened response – more bone loss potential?
5 major complications of DM
- blindness
- kidney disease
- nerve disease
- heart disease and stroke
- PERIODONTAL DISEASE
Oral manifestations of DM in the oral cavity
- burning mouth syndrome
- candidiasis
- dental caries
- glossodynia
- lichen planus
- neurosensory dysesthesias
- periodonttitis
- salivary dysfunctino
- taste dysfunction
- Xerostomia
major connection between DM and perio
Diabetic patients who have perio are more susceptible to devloping recurrent and multiple periodontal abscesses
studies show an increase in what with diabetic patients and perio disease
GREATER
- prevalence
- incidence
- severity
- extent
- progression
dose response - so as diabetic situation worsens - perio worsens and likley because these patients cannot fight infections as well
study with pima indians was which type
epidemiological study