Week 10

Question 1

Gingivitis definition

Answer 1

Inflammaiton in the gingiva

Question 2

What indices gingivitis?

Answer 2

Dental plaque
Medications
Defective crown margins

Question 3

Gingivitis etiology

Answer 3

Bacterial plaque

Factors that contribute to plaque retention

Question 4

Gingivitis treatment

Answer 4

Prevention
Prophylaxis
Removal of plaque

Question 5

Periodontitis definition

Answer 5

Inflammation of the supporting tissues of teeth
Usually destructive changes lead to bone loss and periodontal ligament
Inflammation leads from gingiva to adjacent bone and ligament

Question 6

Proven risk factors for periodontal disease

Answer 6

Smoking

Diabetes

Question 7

Other potential but not proven risk factors for periodontitis

Answer 7

Specific periodontal pathogens
Stress
Plaque retention
Existing pockets/furcations
Occlusal tramua
Osteoperosis
Previous attachment loss

Question 8

Clinical assesments for periodontitis

Answer 8

• Mobility 0 (none) to 3 (extreme)
• Bleeding upon probing
• fremenus (vibration upon occlusal contact)

Question 9

How to chart gingival recession

Answer 9

+/-
+ = recession
- = excess

Question 10

How to chart bleeding upon probing

Answer 10

Red dot

Question 11

How to chart pocket depths?

Answer 11

mm depths at mesial, central, and distal areas of tooth