Periodontics Final Flashcards
Localized tissue death
Tissue necrosis
Rapidly escalates and can produce loads of periodontal attachment within days
Necrotizing periodontal disease
A gray layer of tissue that covers the necrotic areas of the gingiva
Pseudomembrane
Tissue death
Necrosis
Main symptom of necrotizing periodontal disease
Very painful
Predisposing factors of Necrotizing periodontal disease
- Compromised hot immune response
- poor oral self-care
- Emotional stress
- Increased level of personal stress
- Inadequate sleep, fatigue
- Alcohol consumption
- Smoking
- Pre-existing periodontal disease
Main age in industrialized countries for necrotizing periodontal disease is _____ - _____ years
22-24
Mucogingival conditions are assessed through clinical examination for:
A) recession
B) Fredum pulling on the gingiva
C) width of the attached gingiva
To calculate the width of the attached gingiva at a specific site, measure the width of the gingiva and ______ the probing depth from the total width.
Subtract
gingival thickness and keratinized tissue width
Phenotype
A term that describes common clinical variations in the thickness and width of the facial keratinized tissue
Gingival phenotype
A term that describes individual differences in bone and soft tissue that make up the periodontium as well as tooth form
Periodontal biotype
3 main biotypes
- Thin scalloped biotype
- Thick flat biotype
- Thick scalloped biotype
Slender triangular shaped tooth crowns
Clear, thin, delicate tissue
Thin scalloped biotype
Square-shaped tooth crowns
Thick, fibrotic gingiva
Thick flat biotype
