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Periodontology Flashcards

1
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In what situation would mouthwash be recommended for use?

A

When a patient cannot effectively clean mechanically

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Name all seven components of toothpaste

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  1. Abrasives
  2. Detergent
  3. Binding agents
  4. Thickeners
  5. Humectants
  6. Preservatives
  7. Flavours and sweeteners
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What toothpaste component is used to aid plaque/stain removal?

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Abrasives

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What component of toothpaste causes it to foam?

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Detergent

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What is the role of binding agents as a toothpaste component?

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Prevent separation of liquid and solid phases of paste during storage

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What is the role of thickeners as a toothpaste component?

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They give consistency

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What toothpaste component conserves moisture?

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Humectants

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What is the role of preservatives as a toothpaste component?

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Prevent bacterial growth

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What is the most likely toothpaste component that patients can be allergic to?

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Flavourings

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What toothpaste is advised for use when a patient presents with large calculus build-up?

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Triclazan

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What is the effect of calculus build-up on plaque?

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It causes plaque to accumulate

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12
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What mouthwash can increase calculus formation as well as staining?

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Chlorohexidine

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13
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What is staining, induced by chlorohexidine, causd by?

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CHX binding tannins

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14
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Can mouthwash penetrate the biofilm?

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No

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15
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What does PMPR stand for?

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Professional mechanical plaque removal

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16
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What are the aims of non-surgical periodontal debridement? ( i.e. hand instrumentation and ultrasonics)

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To remove supra- and subgingival calculus deposits from the tooth surface, as well as disrupting pathogenic subgingival plaque biofilm

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17
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If calculus is essentially an inert mineralised deposit, why is it necessary to remove it?

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Because calculus acts as a plaque trap, promoting further build up of plaque. Removal of calculus also makes maintaining OH easier for patients

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18
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What two key health instructions could be given to patient to prevent future build-up of calculus?

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Oral hygiene instruction and smoking cessation

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19
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Why do we get less BOP in smokers?

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Mainly due to the ‘masking effect’ which means there are reduced levels of periodontal inflammation and gingival vascularity.

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What is important to warn smoking patients about for if they stop smoking and their OH improves?

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That their gums may BOP

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21
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Why is sub-gingival PMPR usually carried out with LA?

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Because patients may experience pain during subgingival PMPR due to the nerve supply from the periodontal soft tissues and the root dentine

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22
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What is the recommended time before a pocket should be re-probed following subgingival PMPR?

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10-12 weeks

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23
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Ideally, when should you see a pateint post subgingival PMPR, only to check OH is being maintained?

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4-6 weeks

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24
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What are the four stages of periodontal wound healing?

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  • haemostasis
  • inflammation
  • proliferation
    -remodelling
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Angiogenesis is an essential phase in the proliferation stage of wound healing. Define angiogenesis.

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New blood vessels form from pre-existing vessels

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26
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At what depth are perio pockets when periodontitis status is at ‘currently stable’?

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4mm or less

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27
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Why is there usually more recession following non-surgical periodontal treatment?

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Reduction in inflammatory swelling results tissue shrinkage (more recession)

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28
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If a perio patient has to move from a small tepe brush for interproximal cleaning to a large tepe brush is this good or bad, and why?

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A good thing, shows that there has been shrinkage in tissue due to reduced inflammation

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29
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What are the two phases of perio healing?

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  • reattachment
  • new attachment
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30
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Re-union of tissue with a root which has been pathologically exposed due to periodontitis, is known as?

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New attachment

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31
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What structures make up the periodontium?

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  • PDL
  • root cementum
  • alveolar bone
  • gingival tissues ( gingival epithelium and connective tissue)
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32
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what does regeneration of the periodontium mean?

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Returning the periodontium to normal as if disease never happened

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33
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what four tissues can be involved in periodontal pocket healing?

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  • gingival epithelial cells
  • gingival connective tissue cells
  • bone ells
  • periodontal ligament cells
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34
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Which tissue, involved in perio pocket healing, is the fastest cell type to develop following perio treatment?

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Gingival epithelium

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35
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What is the negative impact of fast growing gingival epithelium cells?

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They can block the growth of other cell types involved in perio pocket healing, preventing regeneration of perio tissues

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36
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What type of epithelium do fast growing gingival epithelial tissues form?

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Long junctional epithelium by new attachment

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37
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What are the three reasons for reduced probing depth following successful perio treatment?

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  • reduction in inflammatory swelling
  • improved tissue resistance to probing
  • formation of the long junctional epithelium
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38
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What type of patients tend to have worse treatment outcomes, with less successful pocket depth reduction.

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Smokers

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39
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In what situation would 4mm perio pockets be deemed ‘currently stable’?

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If there is no BOP

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40
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What are the key features of periodontal treatment success?

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  • pateint is comfortable
  • all pockets are 4mm or less
  • consistently low BOP below 10%
  • adequate plaque control
  • cleansable restorations
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41
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what would be the next step for a patient with successful non-surgical perio treatment?

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Move patient onto maintenance/ supportive periodontal therapy (SDL)

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42
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If a perio patient is young and very susceptible to periodontal disease, how long between maintenance appointments should be left?

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3 months

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43
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What are key features of perio treatment failure?

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  • discomfort of patient
  • deep persistent pockets that aren’t maintainable by OH at home measures
  • persistent BOP
  • persistent suppuration
  • increasing LOA
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44
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What are the five main causes of periodontal treatment failure?

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  • inadequate plaque control
  • original assessment/diagnosis incorrect
  • inadequate debridement
  • patient is a poor responder to treatment ( possible underlying medical condition)
  • inadequate maintenance/SPT
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45
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What is the most common cause of periodontal treatment failure?

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Inadequate plaque control

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46
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What perio patient may require palliative care?

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Patients who refuse to take responsibility for condition and treatment plans (OH), also those who have failed non-surgical perio treatment for other reasons.

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47
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What is palliative care?

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Form of medical care that relives symptoms without dealing with the cause of the condition

48
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To decide whether to provide perio treatment after failure, ask yourself what three questions?

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  1. Are you sure diagnosis of failure is correct?
  2. Why has the treatment failed?
  3. Can this be corrected?
49
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What are the three aims of periodontal palliative care?

A

Keep patient:
1. comfortable
2. Functioning
And
3. Slow the progression of periodontal disease

50
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What are the required pocket depths for Jon-surgical perio treatment to be effective?

A

6mm or less

51
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If a pateint has perio pockets that are 6mm or more, what should be done?

A

Refer to a specialist

52
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What society have guidance on referrals to specialists?

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The British society of Periodontology (BSP)

53
Q

The ability of an organism to maintain the internal environment of the body within limits that allow it to survive, is known as?

A

Homeostasis

54
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What protein is most important in homeostasis of the oral cavity and turnover in the PDL?

55
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The movement of something into, through and out. The rate at which something is depleted and replaced. This is known as?

56
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What does BPE stand for?

A

Basic periodontal examination

57
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What is a screening system used to identify individuals who require a more detailed periodontal examination?

58
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What patients require a BPE?

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  • new patients
  • recall patients who haven’t has a perio examination in a year
59
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What teeth are generally not included in BPE charting?

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3rd molars

60
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What should your probing pressure be when carrying out a BPE?

61
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What code would be given for:

  • pockets < 3.5mm
  • no calculus/overhangs
  • no BOP
  • first black band on who probe completely visible
62
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What code would be given for:

  • pockets < 3.5mm
  • supra or sub gingival calculus/overhangs
  • first black band on who probe completely visible
63
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What code would be given for:

  • pockets < 3.5mm
  • no calculus/overhangs
  • BOP
  • first black band on who probe completely visible
64
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What code would be given for:

  • pockets 3.5mm - 5.5mm
  • first black band on who probe partially visible
65
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What code would be given for:

  • pockets >5.5mm
  • first black band on who probe completely in pocket
66
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What does a BPE code of 4 indicate about pocket depth?

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That pocket depth is 6mm or more

67
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What are the disadvantages of BPE?

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  • no indication of which teeth are affected/specific site
  • BPE alone doesn’t account for bone loss
    -can’t be used to monitor disease
68
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What are the three stages that BSP guidelines advise on BPE?

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  1. Carry out a patient history
  2. Examine intra and extra orally
  3. Screen for periodontal disease (BPE)
69
Q

What are the two types of intra-oral radiographs commonly taken on clinic?

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  • bitewing
  • periapical
70
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What are the two types of bitewing radiographs?

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Horizontal bitewing and vertical bitewing

71
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What is the radiograph called that gives an entire view of the dentition?

72
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When would use of a DPT be required in replacement to intra-oral radiographs?

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If a patient gags and cannot tolerate the film sitting in their mouth

73
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What are the four key disadvantage of radiographs?

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  • superimposition of structures
  • radiation exposure
  • does not show disease activity
  • underestimates bone loss
74
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What 3 ways can extent of bone loss in periodontitis be described?

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  1. Distribution (localised or generalised)
  2. Pattern ( horizontal or vertical on radiograph)
  3. Severity ( bone loss expressed in % proportion to tooth length)
75
Q

How many stages of bone loss are there?

76
Q

Bone loss of <15% would be described as incipient. What stage of bone loss is this?

77
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What stage describes bone loss of the mid 1/3 of the tooth root (33-50% bone loss)?

78
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What stage describes bone loss in the coronal 1/3 of the tooth root (15-33%)?

79
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What stage describes bone loss in the apical 1/3 of tooth root (>50%)?

80
Q

How is grade of disease calculated?

A

% bone loss /patient age

81
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How is severity of bone loss calculated?

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(Measurement of ACJ to bone crest/ measurement of ACJ to root apex) x100

82
Q

What is a medico-legal requirement to carry out in order to take periodontal treatment plan forward?

A

A radiographic report

83
Q

What was the main focus of the 2017 world workshop on periodontitis?

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  • periodontal health and gingival disease/ conditions on an intact and reduced Periodontium
  • the biological features of disease and risk factors
84
Q

What are the three types of periodontal disease according to new classifications?

A
  1. Necrotising periodontal disease
  2. Periodontitis
  3. Periodontitis as a manifestation of systemic disease
85
Q

What guide should be used to diagnose the stage and grade of periodontal disease?

A

Extent- periodontitis- stage- grade- stability -risk

86
Q

What can the extent of periodontitis be?

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  • molar-incisal
  • localised
  • generalised
87
Q

Why should periodontitis be graded?

A

To estimate the risk of progression of periodontitis and to guide recall

88
Q

If the % bone loss/age is less than half the pateints age (<0.5) what grade of periodontitis is this?

89
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If the % bone loss/age is half the pateints age (0.5-1) what grade of periodontitis is this?

90
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If the % bone loss/age is more than half the pateints age (>1) what grade of periodontitis is this?

91
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What is Grade A periodontitis normally driven by?

A

High plaque levels

92
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What is grade B periodontitis normally driven by?

A

High plaque levels and additional risk factors

93
Q

Which grade of periodontitis has the highest risk of relapse?

94
Q

What would be the recall time for a grade A periodontal patient?

A

After about 1 year

95
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What would be the recall time for a grade B periodontal patient?

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3-6 months

96
Q

Which grade of periodontitis requires a discussion to be had with the patient about the genetic risk of other family members to periodontitis?

97
Q

Would periodontitis be described as stable, in remission, or unstable if:

BOP <10%, pocket depth is <4mm

98
Q

Would periodontitis be described as stable, in remission, or unstable if:

pocket depth is >5mm or 4mm pockets BOP

99
Q

Would periodontitis be described as stable, in remission, or unstable if:

BOP >10%, pocket depth is <4mm, no BOP at 4mm pockets

A

In remission

100
Q

What are the top three risk factors for periodontitis that need to be controlled in order for treatment to be successful?

A
  • Plaque control
  • smoking
  • diabetes
101
Q

Fill the gap.
The most severe periodontitis patients have a _____________ immune system.

A

Hyper- responsive

102
Q

What stages of periodontitis are treatable by GDP?

A

Stages 1-3

103
Q

What stage of periodontitis should be treated by a specialist?

104
Q

What are S3 guidelines?

A

The highest level of evidence-based guidelines

105
Q

What is the BSP recommended four step approach to structure periodontal treatment planning?

A
  1. Risk factor management including OHI and supra-gingival PMPR
  2. Subgingival PMPR
  3. Reassessment
  4. Maintenance/ supportive periodontal treatment
106
Q

What is the most fundamental factor to perio treatment success?

A

Individualised oral hygiene instruction

107
Q

What approach of PMPR is not recommend for patients with systemic disease (e.g. cardiovascular disease) and why?

A

Full mouth approach where PMPR is carried out over one or two appointments all typically within 24 hours.
Due to risk of increased systemic inflammation

108
Q

For patients who initially had BPE scores of 3 or 4, when should they be reassessed?

A

After 3 months

109
Q

Why should caution be taken when putting patients on palliative care?

A

There is a risk of accusation of supervised neglect

110
Q

What are features of a healthy Periodontium?

A
  • pink/racial pigmentation
  • stippled
  • knife-edge margins
  • papillae fill interdental space
  • no BOP
111
Q

What are features of an unhealthy Periodontium?

A
  • red, swollen/ inflamed gingiva
  • loss of knife-edged margins
  • papillae over or under fill interdental spaces
  • loss of stippling
  • BOP
112
Q

What is the primary cause of gingivitis and periodontitis?

A

Plaque-induced inflammation

113
Q

LOA is associated with gingivitis. True or false?

A

False. No associated LOA with gingivitis. There is only LOA associated with periodontitis

114
Q

What epithelium in the gingival sulcus is the weak point in the gingival barrier against invading plaque bacteria?

A

Junctional epithelium

115
Q

If inflammatory reactions are higher, what’s happens to the levels of gingival crevicular fluid?

116
Q

What pieces of information do we need to formulate a periodontal treatment plan?

A
  • patient history
  • periodontal examination
  • further/special investigations

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