Periodontal Therapy Flashcards
rationale for perio therapy
to restore the periodontium to maintainable health
which type of patients should be referred and treated by a periodontist?
- generalized moderate to severe chronic periodontitis
- furcation involvement
- vertical/angular defects
- aggressive periodontitis
- periodontal abscess/other acute periodontal conditions
- mucogingival defects
- significant gingival recession esp in esthetic zone
- peri-implant disease
scaling
removal of calculus and plaque from a tooth surface
scaling and root planing is effective in edematous true pockets that are what?
≤ 5 mm
repeated root planning of healthy shallow sites (<3mm) results in what?
attachment loss
how does SRP result in pocket reduction?
by helping to resolve inflammation
pocket reduction is mainly through what?
interproximal recession and probing not as much into inflamed tissue, with possible formation of long JE
T/F: root planing does result in new attachment through formation of new collagen fibers inserting into new cementum
false, DOES NOT
gingival curettage
intentional removal of pocket epithelium and subjacent granulomatous tissue
T/F: true new connective tissue attachment with new collagen inserting into new cementum does not occur after non-surgical therapy
true
types of perio surgery
- resective
- conservative
- periodontal regeneration
- mucogingival surgery
what is the objective of resective perio surgery?
to achieve pocket elimination by tissue removal (usually results in surgical recession)
types of resective GINGIVAL surgeries
- gingivectomy
- gingivoplasty
- inverse bevel flap (excision)
gingivectomy
resection of gingival wall of periodontal pocket (~45 degree external bevel) with scalpel or laser
gingivoplasty
thinning of gingiva without a change in tissue level
inverse bevel flap (excision)
accomplishes gingival resection without open wound
types of resective perio surgeries
- gingival surgery
- apically positioned flaps
- osseous surgery resection
- root resections (hemisection and root amputations)
apically positioned flaps
method of surgical recession for pocket elimination or crown lengthening while preserving keratinized gingiva
when can apically positioned flaps be accomplished?
only where there is a mucogingival jxn (so not on palate of max. teeth)
types of osseous surgery-resection
- ostectomy
- osteoplasty
- osteotomy
ostectomy
removal of supporting bone (includes alveolar bone proper and PDL)
osteoplasty
surgical procedure that modifies the configuration of bone (removal of non-supporting bone)
osteotomy
implant term for removal of bone during implant placement
where is root resections best for max molars?
disto-buccal root because it has the least root surface area
T/F: mandibular teeth that receive root resections are prone to fracture
true
which is the best mandibular root to remove?
mesial root because mesial root concavities make restoration difficult
examples of conservative perio surgeries
- flap curettage-open flap debridement
- modified widman flap
- excisional new attachment procedure (E.N.A.P)
what is the objective of conservative perio surgery?
to gain access to the root for debridement and to reduce pockets by resolving inflammation and establishing a long JE
which perio surgery is good for esthetic zones due to less surgical recession as flaps are replaced, NOT apically positioned?
conservative
true peridontal regeneration results in what?
- new bone
- new cementum
- new functional PDL
overall objective of periodontal regeneration
recruit undifferentiated mesenchymal cells (progenitor, like stem cells, multipotential mesenchymal cells) of CT origin from PDL and adjacent endosteal bone to differentiate into osteoblasts, cementoblasts and fibroblasts that will regenerate new bone, new cementum, and a new fxnal PDL
periodontal regeneration can be proven only through what?
histology