Periodontology (board exam)
Glycloproteins are found in what?
Acquired Pallicle
What type of hairy tongue is associated with smoking?
Black hairy tongue
Periodontitis is characterized as what?
Downward migration of the junctional epithelium
What packing material can irritate the gingiva?
Eugenol
What makes up the bulk of plaque biofilm?
Extracellular Matrix
Does occlusal trauma cause Periodontal disease? T/F
False
What bacteria plays a critical role in biofilm formation?
Fusobacterium nucleatum
What is the most popular procedure to reduce pocket depth?
Gingivectomy
Reversal Pulpisis is related to ______.
Hyperamia
What are the advantages of sutures?
Increase the apposition of incision edges and decrease the distance that cells need to migrate in the wound healing process
Leukotrienes =
Lungs
Why are smokers at high risk of developing Periodontal disease?
Microvasculature Vasoconstriction
What is the most prevalent cell in acute inflammation?
Neutrophil
What cells are most active in the periodontal pocket?
Neutrophils (PMN's)
What bacteria is associated with inflammation during pregnancy?
P. intermedia and C. retus
Prostaglandins =
Pain
A _________ abcess will not generally show up on a radiography.
Periodontal
___________ is a condition in which there is a connection from the sinus to the extraction site.
Pnumatization
What causes swelling, pain, and inflammation?
Prostaglandins
In what stage does clinical signs of gingivitis appear?
Stage 2- Early lesion
In what stage does gingivitis turn into periodontitis?
Stage 4- Advanced lesion
Periodontal dressing maintains _______ ________.
Tissue Contour
What is the main reason people receive regeneration procedures?
To treat infrabony defects
In the acute inflammatory stage ________ immediately follows _________.
Vasiodiolation / Vasioconstriction
Stillman's cleft is indicated by ______ loss of tissue or ______.
Vertical / Papillae
What vitamins does a healthy periodontium need?
Vit. C and Proteins
