periodontology Flashcards
gingivitis
accumulation of plaque in the mouth causing reversible inflammation of the surrounding soft tissue
causes of microbial challenge
- local plaque retentive factors
= calculus, crowding, overhangs and margins, mouth breathing - systemic modifying factors
= hormones and medication
diagnosis of healthy gums
- well defined, knife edge margins
- pointed papillas
- stippling in some
- healthy pink colour
healthy gingival turnover
4-5 days
what bacteria will predominate in healthy gingiva
aerobes
gingivitis signs
- puffy rolled gingival margins
- loss of stippling
- redness
- local bacterial plaque changes
- bleeding gums
what is amplified in the disease state
the immune response
what leads to bleeding on probing
the epithelium proliferates quickly which can lead to ulcerations and ultimately bleeding
what happens in early gingivitis
- slightly increased infiltration of immune cells
- proliferation of junctional epithelium
- very few plasma cells infiltrate
- blood vessels dilate
what happens in established gingivitis
- greatly increased leukocyte infiltration
- lots of increased proliferation of the junctional epithelium meaning false pockets form
- plasma cells constitute 20-30% of infiltrating cells
false pockets
- epithelium has proliferated
- inflammatory exudate causes swelling and therefore the illusion of a pocket is created as the probe end disappears
- however there is NO LOSS OF ATTACHMENT
true pockets
- apical migration of the junctional epithelium as the source of inflammation is not removed
- exposes cementum as a site for biofilm accumulation
- loss of attachment is rarely regained and can result in healthy looking gingiva having deep pockets
loss of attachment can be
continuous or periodic
general rate of loss of attachment
- 05-0.1mm/year
- greatly variable among patients
the biofilm
one or more communities of microorganisms embedded in a glycocalyx, attached to a solid surface
glycocalyx
glycoprotein and glycolipid covering surrounding the cell membranes of bacteria
properties of the biofilm
- provides protection for colonising species against environmental pressures and competition
- facilitates the uptake of nutrients and expulsion of metabolic waste (plaque acid)
- develops a physiochemical environment to favour bad bacteria (lowers pH and O2 concentration)
- allows communication between bacteria
bacterial virulence
the ability to colonise and compete in an ecological niche and to evade host defences to survive
ways bacteria evade the host immune system
- degrade host immunoglobulin and complement
- leucotoxin production
- tissue invasion
- inhibition of antibody synthesis
how are oral bacteria equipped to cause periodontal disease
they easily break down antibodies and cytokines
evidence which would support bacteria being the causation
- associated bacteria reside in higher concentration in diseased sites
- reduced numbers of bacteria following periodontal therapy
- presence of an elevated specific immune response
- production of virulence factors to evade host defences and invade tissues
what is red complex bacteria
identified bacteria highly associated with the presence of periodontal disease
synergistic infection
- relates to the interaction or cooperation of two or more organisations, substances or other agents to produce separate effects
- gingivitis and periodontal disease are exmaples
the theory behind the causation of PDD
- presence of bacteria in the biofilm causing inflammation
- the extent of the disease is caused by the interaction of the bacteria and the host immune response
mechanisms of the host immune response in the oral cavity
- saliva
- epithelium
- gingival crevicular fluid
- inflammatory and immune cells
describe the host immune response to bacterial plaque in periodontitis
- initial periodontal lesion is composed of mainly T lymphocytes which secrete the cytokines to tell other cells what to do
- the B cells and plasma cells driven by the cytokines arrive
- antibody is produced locally to the site of infection and is usually protective
protective functions of the antibody
- inhibition of adhesion and invasion
- complement activation
- neutralisation of toxins
- opsonisation and phagocytosis
matrix mellatoproteinases
- family of zinc and calcium dependent proteolytic enzymes
- break down connective tissue causing tissue destruction
3 patterns of bone loss in periodontal disease
- horizontal
- vertical
- furcation
measuring bone loss in PDD
should look at % of bone lost in relation to length of root
usually the bone sits 1-2mm below the ADJ
some people have short roots however
horizontal bone loss
- usually in thinner areas of bone
- bone is lost at an even plane across the teeth
- harder to regenerate due to lack of additional adhesive surfaces for bone to grow from
vertical/angular bone loss
- usually in thicker areas of bone
- same pattern of loss as horizontal however it doesn’t go all the way through the bone resulting in deeper loss in some areas
- easier to regenerate
reasons for different patterns of bone loss
initial shape and thickness of bone
- destruction begins from the most apical point in the plaque
- depends on the thickness of the bone
general risk factors for periodontal disease
- smoking
- diabetes
- stress
- drugs
- systemic disease
- nutrition
anatomical risk factors of periodontal disease
- enamel pearls and projections
- grooves
- furcations
- gingival recession
tooth position risk in PDD
- malalignment creating difficult to clean areas
- crowding
- tipping of teeth
- migration
iatrogenic risk factors of PDD
- restorative margins and overhangs
- defective crown margins
- poorly designed partial dentures
- orthodontic appliances
normal physiological response to infection or injury of the gingiva
gingivitis
pathological inflammatory response associated with tissue destruction
periodontitis
early colonisers
commensal aerobes
late colonisers
gram negative anaerobes
colonisation
microbial presence on a body surface without clinical signs of inflammation or disease
- usually commensal organisms
infection
microbial invasion of host tissues causing a reaction
asaccharolytic
bacteria metabolism which doesnt break down carbohydrates but proteins and peptides instead
gingipains
proteases produces by P.gingivalis which
1. degrade host enzymes
2. activate MMP’s