Week 2: Risk Assessment

Question 1

dental caries is an ____ ____ disease resulting in the destruction of ___ structures

Answer 1

infectious, communicable, tooth

Question 2

4 items needed for caries

Answer 2

tooth, bacteria, sugar (diet), time

Question 3

plaque bacteria

Answer 3

• step mutans
• step sobrinus
• lactobacilli

Question 4

is dental caries acquired or inherited?

Answer 4

acquired

Question 5

caries imbalance

Answer 5

disease indicators
risk factors
- try to balance out -
protective factors

Question 6

caries imbalance: risk factors for caries

Answer 6

BAD
bad bacteria
absence of saliva
dietary habits

Question 7

caries imbalance: disease indicators

Answer 7

WREC
white spots
restorations < 3 yrs
enamel lesions
cavities/dentin

Question 8

caries imbalance: protective factors

Answer 8

SAFE
saliva & sealants
antibacterial
fluoride
effective diet

Question 9

white spot lesions can/cannot be remineralized

Answer 9

can (“last chance”/close to needing restoration)

Question 10

in ____ stages only, remineralization can “reverse” caries

Answer 10

early

Question 11

transition from white spot to enamel lesion

Answer 11

clinical caries

Question 12

remineralization is possible as long as _____ surface is intact

Answer 12

enamel

Question 13

never ___ on suspected caries lesions w/ instruments

Answer 13

push

Question 14

growing lesion as evidenced by an increase in size when evaluated at two points in time; usually ___ in texture

Answer 14

active caries lesion; soft

Question 15

lesion not changing in size over time; ___ in texture, usually associated with a change in color (yellow, brown, black)

Answer 15

inactive caries lesion, hard

Question 16

patient does not now, nor have they ever had cavitated carious lesion. No risk factors evident

Answer 16

caries free/”controlled”

Question 17

patient has developed cavitated carious lesions in the past year that need restorative care

Answer 17

caries active

Question 18

patient has no cavitated carious lesions in the past year but incipient lesions or other risk factors are present

Answer 18

caries prone/”at risk” (low, moderate, high)

Question 19

although there is a Hx of caries activity, the patient has had no new caries lesions in the past year and no new caries risk factors have been identified

Answer 19

caries inactive

Question 20

in clinic, to describe caries, we use…

Answer 20

controlled, at risk ( for moderate and high risk pts), active

Question 21

m/o responsible for P.D.

Answer 21

p. gingivalis
p. intermedia
a. actinomycetemcomitans

Question 22

possibility of loss, injury, disease (probability the event will occur again)

Answer 22

risk

Question 23

an individual is at risk when exposed to a known disease-causing factor

Answer 23

at risk

Question 24

a factor that increases the likelihood that an individual will develop disease (not necessarily to cause)

Answer 24

risk factor/risk marker