Tissues of Periodontium

Question 1

____ is the clinical science that deals with the periodontium in health and disease

Answer 1

periodontology

Question 2

_____ is the aspect of clinical dentistry involved in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases of the periodontium

Answer 2

periodontics

Question 3

____ is any abnormality or pathological state involving the gingival or supporting tissues of the teeth, commonly used to designate collectively the inflammatory and degenerative disease of the periodontium

Answer 3

periodontal diseaes

Question 4

___ provides a seal around the neck of the tooth and holds the tissue against the tooth during mastication

Answer 4

gingiva

Question 5

_____ suspends and maintains the tooth in its socket

Answer 5

Periodontal Ligament

Question 6

____ anchors the perio ligament fibers to the tooth and protects the dentin

Answer 6

cementum

Question 7

___ surrounds and supports the roots of the tooth

Answer 7

alveolar bone

Question 8

What are the 4 tissues of the periodontium?

Answer 8

1. gingiva
2. cementum
3. PDL
4. alveolar bone

Question 9

Gingiva is composed of a thin outer layer of ____ and an underlying core of ______ ______.

Answer 9

epithelium

connective tissue

Question 10

Four anatomical areas of the ginigiva

Answer 10

1. free gingiva
2. attached ginigiva
3. papillary ginigiva
4. gingival sulcus

Question 11

Coronol boundaries:

Answer 11

gingival margin

Question 12

Apical boundaries:

Answer 12

alveolar mucosa

Question 13

____ separates the free and attached ginigiva

Answer 13

free gingival groove

Question 14

_____: pink attached ginigiva meets the red, shiny alveolar mucosa

Answer 14

mucogingival junction

Question 15

What is the free gingiva composed of?

Answer 15

keratinized stratified squamous epithelium

Question 16

the free gingiva meets the tooth in a thin rounded edge called _____

Answer 16

the gingival margin

Question 17

attached gingiva is composed of what?

Answer 17

keratinized stratified squamous epithelium

Question 18

where is the attached gingiva widest and narrowest?

Answer 18

widest in the incisor and molar regions

narrowest in the premolar regions

Question 19

why is the attached gingiva stippled?

Answer 19

due to the connective fibers that attach the gingival tissue to the cementum and bone

Question 20

function of the attached gingiva

Answer 20

allows the tissue to withstand mechanical forces of mastication, speaking, and toothbrushing

Question 21

______ is the faint depression in the attached gingiva running vertically between the teeth

Answer 21

interdental groove

Question 22

interdental gingiva is composed of what?

Answer 22

keratinized stratified squamous epithelium

Question 23

interdental gingiva consists of 2 interdental ___, facial and lingual

Answer 23

papilla

Question 24

the ___ is a depression in the interdental gingiva

Answer 24

col

Question 25

is the col keratinized? if not, it causes what to start?

Answer 25

it is non-keratinized which causes disease to start

Question 26

what is the function of the interdental gingiva

Answer 26

prevents food from becoming impacted during mastication

Question 27

what is the gingival sulcus composed of?

Answer 27

nonkeratinized stratified squamous epithelium

Question 28

where is the gingival sulcus located?

Answer 28

between the free gingiva and the tooth surface

Question 29

the base of the sulcus is formed by the ____

Answer 29

junctional epithelium