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What are the tissues of the periodontium?

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Gingiva, Periodontal ligament, Cementum, and alveolar bone

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What is an important function of the periodontal ligament?

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Shock absorber for the nerves and vessels

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What are the fiber bundles of the periodontal ligament?

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Transeptal fibers
Alveolar crest fibers
Oblique fibers
Interradicular fibers
Horizontal fibers
Apical fibers
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What are fiber bundles?

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Collagenous fibers called sharpey’s fibers’

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What fibers are affected with ortho?

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Transeptal fibers

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What group of fibers is the largest?

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Oblique fibers

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What group of fibers withstand masticatory stress vertically?

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Oblique fibers

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Where are interradicular fibers found?

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On multi-rooted teeth extending from cementum to bone in the areas of furcations

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What is the most prominent cell in the PDL?

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Fibroblasts

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What are the fibroblasts most responsible for?

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collagen synthesis and degradation

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What are osteoblasts?

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Bone building cells

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What are osteoclasts?

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Bone destroying cells

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What are cementoblasts?

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Cementum builing cells

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What are some genetic disorders associated with perodontitis?

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Neutropenia
Down syndrome
Papillon-lefevre syndrome
Chediak-higashi syndrome

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What are some specific causes of gingival inflammation

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Open contacts and subgingival margin restorations

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What is it called when you have ulceration at the base of the sulcus?

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Gingivitis

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Why is tetracycine the drug of choice with necrotizing periodontitis?

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Because it concentrates in the gingival crevicular fluid and has anti-collagenase properties

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What are some common clinical findings of NUP/NUG?

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Punched out papilla and Pseudomembrane (dyeing tissue)

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What abscess is a result from the injury to or infection of surface gingival tissue?

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Gingival abscess

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What abscess is a result when infection spreads deep into periodontal pockets?

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Periodontal abscess

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What abscess may develop after periodontal debridement?

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Periodontal abscess

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What abscess develops in inflamed dental follicular tissue overlying the crown of a partially erupted tooth?

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Pericoronal abscess

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What kind of abscess happens most often on the 3rd molars?

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Pericoronal abscess

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What abscess results from pulp infection?

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Periapical abscess

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What type of abscess is usually secondary to deep tooth decay?
Periapical abscess
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What is it called when you extract a maxillary tooth and the extraction site extends into the maxillary sinus?
Pneumatization
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When you have erythema of the gingival tissues what does that mean?
redness associated with inflammation
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When you have cyanosis of the gingival tissue what does that mean?
Bluish hue; highly vascular; generally seen around crowns
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With plaque formation what is absorbed into the tooth structure?
Glycoproteins
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When bacteria multiply and form mini colonies what forms between the bacteria and tooth to increase the plaque mass and thickness?
Matrix (exopolyschharides)
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When the bacteria detachment occurs what is the bacteria called?
Planktonic baceria
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What is the cause of periodontits?
Host response to the bacteria
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What tissue doesn't get stippled?
Gingival margins
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What is the hallmark sign in gingival tissues for inflammation?
Edema
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What is the most obvious result of vasodilation of the periheral circulation?
Edema
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What is the hallmark sign of chronic inflammation of the gingival tissues?
Fibrotic tissues
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Arerobic bacteria can survive in what type of environment?
They need oxygen
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Anaerobic bacteria can survive in what type of environment?
Lacks oxygen
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Is areobic organism or anaerobic organism found in the periodontal pockets and sulcus?
Anaerobic
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What is the most common periopathogen?
Porphyromonas gingivalis
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What bugs are associated with periodontal inflammation during pregnancy?
Prevotella intermedia and C. rectus
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What shape of bacteria is found in a periodontally diseased pocket?
Rod shaped
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What makes up the bulk of the plaque biofilm and functions to hold the bacteria together?
Extracellular matrix
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What happens to the sulcular lining in stage II after 4-7 days?
rete pegs form and sulcular lining is ulcerated
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In stage IV what does the periodontium advance to?
From gingivitis to periodontitis
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Process by which neutrophils 'squeeze' between the endotheilial cells and 'emigrate' into the tissue from the blood vessels.
Diapidesis & Emiration
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What immediately follows initial vasoconstriction in the acute inflammatory process?
Vasodilation
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What is it called when the movement of cells to the site of inflammation called?
Chemotaxis
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What cells are the most active cells in the periodontal pockets?
PMN (polymorphonuclearcyte)
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What cell is the most prevalent cell in acute inflammation?
PMN (polymorphonuclearcyte)
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What is a deficiency of neutrophils or polymorphonuclear cells called?
Neutropenia
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Suprabony defect- base of the pocket is ________ to the alveolar bone.
Coronal
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Intrabony defect - base of the pocket is _________ to the alveolar bone.
Apical
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What is Primary occlusal trauma?
Excessive force on tooth with normal bone support
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What is secondary occlusal trauma?
Normal or excessive force on tooth with loss of support
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Does occlusal trauma cause perodontal disease?
NO
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What are a couple signs of occlusal trauma?
Tooth migration and Radiographic widening of PDL (funneling of PDL)
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These 2 types of bacteria are found in what systemic disease: prevotella intermedia and camphylobacter rectus?
Pregnancy gingivitis
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What 3 drugs cause gingival hyperplasia?
Phenytoin (Dilantin), Cyclosporin, Niphedipine (procardia)
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Phenytoin (dilantin) is a drug that is used for what?
Anticonvulsant and antiepilepsy
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Cyclosporine is a drug that is used for what?
Immunosuppressive and organ transplant
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Nifedipine (procardia) is a drug that is used for what?
Antihypertensive and calcium channel blocker
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Enlargement due to an increase in cell size?
Hypertrophy
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Enlargement due to an increase in cell numbers?
Hyperplasia
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What presents as a bluish-purple macule?
Kaposi's sarcoma
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Which one is more difficult to treat 1 wall defect or a 3 wall defect?
1 wall defect

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