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1
Q

Attachment apparatus (3)

A

PDL
CEMENTUM
ALVEOLAR BONE

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2
Q

Gingival apparatus (2)

A

Gingival fibers

Epithelial attachment

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3
Q

Periodontal space size

A

0.2 mm

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4
Q

Stippling appearance

A

Orange peel appearance

Peau d orange

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5
Q

Stippling are irregularities of (2)

A

Epithelial ridges

Rete pegs

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6
Q

Most impt for checking gingivitis

A

BOP

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7
Q

Least determinant for gingivits

A

Stipplings

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8
Q

Absence of stippling is due to (3)

A

Normal variation
Inflammation
Edema

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9
Q

Oral epithelium

A

Kerat strat squamous epith

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10
Q

Sulcular epithelium

A

Non kerat but can benierar

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11
Q

Collar band of strat squamous epith

A

Junctional epith

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12
Q

JE is thicker near _____

And thinner at the ______

A

Sulcus

Apex

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13
Q

After ortho procedure, what is use to prevent relapse

A

Supracrestal fibrotomy

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14
Q

Transudate

A

<1.012

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15
Q

Which has more protein content

A

Exudate

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16
Q

Exudate

A

> 1.018

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17
Q

Gingival fiber grp aka

A

Supracrestal connective tissue fiber

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18
Q

Fiber that encircles the tooth resist rotational forces

Impt for ortho

A

Circular fiber

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19
Q

Mainly resist lateral movts

A

Alveolar crest grp

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20
Q

Resist lat movts and vertical movts

A

Horizontal fiber grps

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21
Q

Most numerous

Most resistant to forces along long axis of tooth

A

Oblique fiber group

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22
Q

Primary fibers that resist tooth towards occlusal direction

Prevent extrusive movts

A

Apical fiber group

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23
Q

Found in multirooted teeth

A

Interradicular fiber group

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24
Q

Periodontal fibers embedded in cementum and bone are called

A

Sharpeys fibers

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25
Q

Most numerous cells found in PD ligament

A

Fibroblast

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26
Q

Free gingiva or marginal gingiva is measured from (2)

A

Free gingival crest to free gingival groove

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27
Q

Most coronal portion of gingiva

A

Gingival margin

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28
Q

Line bet marginal gingiva and attached gingiva

A

Free gingival groove

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29
Q

Measured from free gingival groove to the mucogingival junction

STIPPLING ARE FOUND HERE

A

Attached gingiva

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30
Q

Where gingival crevicular fluid found

A

Gingival sulcus

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31
Q

Gingival sulcus is bounded (2)

A

Sulcular epith - laterally

JE - apically

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32
Q

Shape of interdental or interprox gingiva

A

Pyramidal

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33
Q

A line bet attached gingiva and alveolar mucosa

A

Mucogingival junction

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34
Q

Loosely attached mucosa covering the base of the alveolar process continuing towards the vestibule and floor of mouth

A

Alveolar mucosa

35
Q

Probing force

A

10-20 grams - 0.010 to 0.025 kg

36
Q

Probing age

A

13-14 years old

37
Q

Calcular deposits are made up of

A

Calcium

Phosphate

38
Q

Sticky deposits in oral cavity where MO accumulates

39
Q

Immediately after cleansing tooth, a thin film of saliva covers the tooth

A

Salivary pellicle

40
Q

CAL is measured from

A

CEJ towards base of sulcus

41
Q

Gingival recession is measured from

A

CEJ to gingival margin

42
Q

CAL - pocket depth =

A

Gingival recession

43
Q

Most common cause of failure of grafts (2)

A

Loss of blood supply

Infection

44
Q

What joint is seen between a tooth and alveolar bone

45
Q

What is the most critical factor in determining if a tooth is candidate for exo or can be saved with surgical pd therapy

46
Q

Rx for prox bone loss

A

Bitewing rx

47
Q

Most effective way to determine presence of plaque

A

Disclosing solution

48
Q

What is the best indicator to evaluate success of scaling and root planing

A

Bleeding and plaque index

49
Q

Removal of calcular deposits in root surface

50
Q

Smoothing of root to remove infected tooth substances

51
Q

Scraping of gingival wall

52
Q

Types of oral mucosa

A

Masticatory
Lining
Specialized mucosa

53
Q

Tooth wear due to chemical action

54
Q

Tooth wear due to mechanical wear

55
Q

Tooth wear due to physiologic action

56
Q

Tooth wear due to occlusal loading resulting to tooth flexure and microfracture

A

Abfraction

57
Q

Commonly involved in toothbrush trauma

A

Canines

PM

58
Q

Best toothbrushing technique

A

Bass method

59
Q

45 degress in rel to tooth but towards occlusal

60
Q

Bristles at 45 degrees in rel to tooth towards sulcus

Cleans gingival sulcus

A

Bass method

61
Q

Bristles at degrees in rel to tooth towards sulcus

62
Q

Least effective brushing tech

A

Fones technique

63
Q

Most commonly used toothbrush technique

A

Horizontal - scrub technique

64
Q

Vertical brushing

A

Leonard technique

65
Q

Circular brushing

A

Fones technique

66
Q

Vibratory brushing (3)

A

Stillman
Charters
Bass technique

67
Q

In pseudopockets, gingival margin move ___ due to gingival overgrowth

68
Q

Recessiom can be treated by (2)

A

Free gingival graft

CT graft - better

69
Q

Masticatory mucosaa (3)

A

Dorsum of tongue
Hard palate
Attached gingiva

70
Q

Lining mucosa (3)

A

Buccal
Labial
Alveolar mucosa

71
Q

Causative agent of NUG

A

Fusobacterium
Prevotella intermedia
Spircocheete

72
Q

Causative agent of localized agressive perio (2)

A

Aggregatibactr actinomycetemcomitans

Capnocytophaga ochracea

73
Q

Generalized aggressive perio causative agent (2)

A

Prevotella intermedia

Eikenella corrodens

74
Q

Papillon levre syndrome aka

A

Palmoplantar keratoderma periodontitis

75
Q

Down syndrome often has perio caused by what MO

A

P. Intermedia

76
Q

Inability of leukocyte to adhere to site of infection

A

Leukocyte adhesion deficiency

77
Q

Poor response of leukocytes to infectiom

A

Lazy leukocyte syndrome

78
Q

Most impt diagnostic criteria for perio

79
Q

Primary proteinase that destroys pd tissue

A

Matrix metalloproteinase

80
Q

Signaling molecules like interleukins and tumor necrosis factor

81
Q

Way of communicating of MO

A

Quorum sensing

82
Q

One wall
Two wall
Three wall AKA

A

Hemiseptum

Osseous crater

Intrabony defect

83
Q

Most common type of osseous defect

84
Q

Most common pattern of bone loss

A

Horizontal bone loss

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