3. Etiology of Periodontal Disease Flashcards

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Multifactorial infections

____- is the primary and essential etiology for periodontal disease

Initiation and progression of disease frequently requires the collaboration of a complex array of local, ____, genetic, ____, and environmental factors.

A

biofilm-bacterial plaque
systemic
pharmacologic

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The Risk Factors of Periodontitis

Tobacco use
•____ modifiable risk factor and predictor of future disease.
•Smokers are ____ times more likely to have periodontal disease than nonsmokers.
•Smokers have ____ times more periodontal pathogens compared with nonsmokers.

Poor oral hygiene
•Increased ____ or reduced host defense may cause periodontal destruction.
•Löe et al observed 480 tea plantation workers that were not exposed to preventive care for 15 years. They
found that 8% of the population had rapid progression to periodontal disease, 11% had no progression, and 81% had moderate progression.

Diabetes
•____ times more bone loss and attachment loss has been found in patients with diabetes.
•After treatment of periodontal disease, there is a ____ drop in sugar levels.

Genetics
• In a study by Kornman et al, 86.0% of the severe periodontitis patients were either ____ or had the ____ genotype.

• The evidence for risk factors is stronger than it is for risk indicators…
• ACA I - healthy; ACA II - problems that are under control
	○ Smoking is \_\_\_\_
• Smoking inhibits \_\_\_\_
• Ingredient in tea can inhibit \_\_\_\_ within the gingiva…
• Diabetes
	○ Measure via \_\_\_\_
		§ Blood sugar control over \_\_\_\_ days (lifespan of the RBC)
A

strongest
2.7
18

plaque mass

three
10%

smokers
interleukin 1

ASA II
wound healing
Hba1c
90

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The Risk Indicator of Periodontitis

  • ____
  • Sex
  • ____ status •Race
  • Obesity
  • ____
  • Stress
  • ____
    • Related to periodontal disease
    • ____ are prone to contract aggressive periodontitis
A

age
socioeconomic
alcohol
contraceptives

african americans

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Major periodontal pathogens:

Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans

Campylobacter rectus

Eubacterium nodatum*

Fusobacterium nucleatum

Herpesvirus

Peptostreptococcus micros

Prevotella intermedia/nigrescens

Porphyromonas gingivalis*

Streptococcus intermedius

Tannerella forsythia (B. forsythus)*

Treponema denticola*

Current list of suspected periodontopathogens includes 20-30 bacterial species. - late colonizers- “Red Complex”

• Attachment loss is usually caused by \_\_\_\_ system, not a \_\_\_\_ effect of bacterial cells
A

host immune

direct

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Criteria for Defining Pathogenic Microorganisms

Koch’s postulates (1882)
A bacteria should be able to be ____ from diseased tissues

____ cultures of that bacteria can be obtained

Bacteria inoculated in ____ animals should cause the disease

The bacteria should then be ____ in the diseased tissues of the animal

• This theory does not work in the dental field
	○ Oral health is more complex, not just stemming from one \_\_\_\_ (mixed biofilm)
• Excessive mouth rinsing
	○ \_\_\_\_ infection
	○ Eliminating \_\_\_\_
A

isolated
pure
experimental
isolated

bacterium
fungal
bacteria

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Microbiologic Etiologic Factors

Health- and disease-associated bacteria reside in loosely or tightly structured tooth-associated biofilm

Health-related bacteria
Predominantly ____ filamentous ____ and ____ ____ or ____ species
____
____, ____ complex (Socranky 1998)

Disease-related bacteria
Predominantly \_\_\_\_ \_\_\_\_, \_\_\_\_, and \_\_\_\_
 Strict or \_\_\_\_ species
Maybe be \_\_\_\_ or \_\_\_\_
\_\_\_\_, \_\_\_\_ complex (Socranky 1998)
A
gram-positive
rods
cocci
aerobic
facultative anaerobic
nonmotile
yellow
purple
gram-negative
rods
vibros
spirochetes
facultative anaerobic
nonmotile
motile
orange
red
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Alternative Criteria for Defining Key Bacteria in Periodontal Infections

• Socransky’s alternative criteria (1997)

  • The presence of the putative pathogen in ____ to the periodontal lesions and in ____ numbers compared to either the absence of the bacteria or presence in much smaller numbers in healthy subjects
  • Patients infected with these periodontal pathogens often develop high levels of ____ in serum, saliva, and gingival crevicular fluid and may also develop a ____ immune response to the putative pathogen
  • These bacteria can often demonstrate in vivo production of ____ that can be correlated with clinical histopathology
  • Experimental implantation of the organism into an animal model should lead to at least some characteristics of ____ occurring periodontal disease
  • Clinical treatment that eliminates these bacteria from periodontal lesions should result in ____
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proximity
high
antibody
cell-mediated
virulence factors
naturally
clinical improvement
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Biofilm

• Biofilms are ____ communal aggregations of microorganisms that may form on a ____ range of the surface.

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natural

wide

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Characteristics of biofilms

____ communities

Metabolic ____

Primitive ____ system

Resist host ____

Resist ____ or ____ antibiotics and antimicrobial agents

Bacteria grown in biofilms communicate with each other through ____. Quorum sensing is important in the regulation of expression of specific
____.

• Quorum sensing
	○ Cytokine releasing a share a [???]
A
dynamic
cooperativity
circulatory
defenses
systemic
local
quorum sensing
genes
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Dental plaque formation

____ phase (Formation of the pellicle)

____ phase (Initial adhesion and attachment of bacteria (____ grow phase

____ and plaque maturation (____ phase)

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adherence
lag
rapid
colonization
steady
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Q: What are plaque and calculus?
Plaque is an ____ mass consisting mainly of microorganisms that adhere to the teeth. It consists of bacterial byproducts such as ____, food debris, ____, and phosphate.

The organic composition is ____ and proteins, and the inorganic composition is ____ and phosphorus.

Calculus is made of ____ salts.

	• Where is calcium coming from?
		○ Food and saliva (supragingivally)
			§ More gram-positive, aerobic
		○ GCF (subgingivally)
			§ More gram-negative, anaerobic
A

organized
enzymes
calcium

polysaccahrides
calcium

calcium phosphate

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Plaque Hypotheses in the Initiation of Periodontal Disease

• Nonspecific plaque hypothesis (1960s)
- Periodontal disease results from the elaboration of noxious products by the plaque biomass, indicating that the ____ of plaque is of most importance in the initiation of disease. This hypothesis is contradicted by the finding that some patients with little plaque have severe periodontitis.

• Specific plaque hypothesis (1970s)
- The pathogenic potential of plaque is dependent on the presence of, or increasing numbers of, specific ____. As a result, many years have been spent trying to identify the specific pathogens associated with disease.

• Ecological plaque hypothesis
- Putative periodontal pathogens are present in both ____ and ____ sites. A change in the ____ environment (e.g., a change in the ____ status) is the primary cause for the overgrowth of the putative pathogens.

A
quantity
microorganisms
healthy
diseased
nutrient
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  • ____ accumulation
    • Some gingival swelling
    • Patient complain: orthodontist referred, bone loss
    • ____ periodontitis
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plaque

aggressive

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• SRP, no antibiotics
		○ Not all aggressive periodontitis recover as well as this
		○ Etiology = [discussed in D2]
			§ More \_\_\_\_ genotype
			§ Higher \_\_\_\_ reaction
	• Most would extract teeth
	• Vertical bone loss
		○ Regrowth is \_\_\_\_
			§ Sooner the patient enters, the better the outcome
A

IL1
immune
unpredictable

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Experimental Gingivitis Model

In this model, periodontal health is established by professional cleaning and personal oral hygiene measures. This is followed by a 21-day period of abstinence from all oral hygiene measures. The initial microbiota is composed of ____ rods and cocci and ____ cocci. In the transition to gingivitis, gram-negative ____ and ____ appear, followed by ____ and ____ microorganisms.

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gram-positive
gram-negative

rods
filaments
spirochetal
motil

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How does calculus attach to teeth

  • Attachment via ____ on enamel
  • Mechanical locking into surface ____.
  • Close adaptation of calculus ____ depressions to cementum.
  • Penetration into ____
	• Splinting with \_\_\_\_
		○ Only for patient comfort
		○ Creates a greater chance of harboring \_\_\_\_
		○ Doesn't maintain \_\_\_\_
	• Hard to rinse biofilm due to adhesion
		○ Must use \_\_\_\_ means to remove
A

organic pellicle
irregularities
undersurface
cementum

tooth mobility
etiology
periodontium
mechanical

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Pathogenic Role of Calculus

By itself, does not initiate or cause progression of periodontal disease - acts as a ____

Acts as a ____ for the development of biofilm

May also have food and tissue debris - ____ - associated with the biofilm communities

Materia alba is a concentration of ____, salivary proteins and ____, desquamated epithelial cells, and ____ that is less ____ than dental plaque. The presence of bacteria may lead to ____ serving as an irritant to gingival tissues.

A
local contributing
biologic niche
materia alba
microorganisms
lipids
leukocytes
adherent
materia alba
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Local Contributing Factors

____ Contributing Factors ____ Contributing Factors ____ Contributing Factors ____ as Contributing Factors

A

Anatomic
Restorative
Orthodontic
Habits

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Anatomic Contributing Factor

____ contact relation

____ and Enamel Pearls

____ bifurcation ridge

____ anatomy

A

proximal
cervical enamel projections
intermediate
root

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• Left: amalgam restoration
○ Open contact
§ ____ easily slides interproximally

• Right:
	○ CE-projection: enamel should be located more coronally, but it lasts in the bifurcation
		§ No attachment on enamel (junctional epithelium: not true attachment)
		§ Very easy to bring pathogen apically and expose \_\_\_\_ area
		§ Grade I, grade II, gradeIII
			□ III is inside \_\_\_\_
	○ Difficult to \_\_\_\_ this area
	○ Remove \_\_\_\_ with high-speed to make some attachment available
A
food
bifurcation
bifurcation
clean
enamel
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Cervical enamel projections (CEP)

CEP are tooth developmental deformities of the ____ found on ____

Predisposes to disease because ____ can’t attach to enamel

Increased risk for ____ involvement

Classification
Grade I: minimal projection of enamel toward the entrance of the furcation
Grade II: CEP approximates the entrance of the furcation
Grade III: CEP is well within the ____

• Requires \_\_\_\_ intervention
A
CEJ
molars
connective tissue
furcation
furcation
surgical
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Root Anatomy

Palataogingival groove Attachment area
Root trunk length 
Interrot separation 
Root fusion
Cement tear 
Accessary canals 
Root proximity 
Adjacent teeth
	• PG groove
		○ Fissure from \_\_\_\_ down to \_\_\_\_
		○ Contributing factor… not a \_\_\_\_
	• Attachment area
		○ \_\_\_\_: furcation area
		○ [NOTES]
	• Cemental tear
		○ Etiology: \_\_\_\_; more related to \_\_\_\_
		○ Slight \_\_\_\_ widening
		○ Open flap, clean tissue and let it heal
	• Accessory canal
		○ Triggered by an \_\_\_\_ infection
		○ Treat \_\_\_\_ before perio…
A

enamel
cementum
causality

fornix

unknown
occlusion
PDL

endontogenic
endo

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Furcation anatomy
In many instances, the entrance or bifurcations or trifurcations is restricted enough to limit access for ____

Once access to the intrafurcal space has been achieved, concavities in the ____ aspects of molar roots will limit instrumentations as well

Intermediate bifurcation ridges
Convex ridge of ____ extending from the ____ furcation surface of the ____ root across the roof of the bifurcation to the distal surface of the ____ root of ____

These ____ anatomic deformities interfere with a patient’s ability to effectively remove plaque biofilm

• \_\_\_\_ root trunk the tooth has a better prognosis
A

mechanical root instrumentation

furcal

cementum
medial
distal
medial
mandibular molars

common
longer

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Accessory root canals (ARC)
Accessory root canals can act as a ____ to patterns of periodontal disease.
The true combined endo-perio lesion must be treated in the proper sequence, ____ therapy followed by periodontal treatment

Root proximity
____ roots
Access for effective ____ and root planing is extremely limited

Cemental tears
a piece of detached ____, often with some ____, that may remain attached to ____
induced by ____ trauma or other forms of ____ trauma
It can lead to rapid periodontal bone loss and produce a ____ bony defect

A

contributing factor
endodontic

kissing
scaling

cementum
dentin
PDL
occlusal
acute
vertical
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Restorative Contributing Factor ``` ____ Restorations ____ Location ____ Contours ____ Form Restorative ____ ```
``` overhanging margin crown pontic material ```
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Restorative Contributing Factor • JE should be on ____ theoretically for younger patients; as you age recession • 3mm rule ○ Including the ____ epithelium • Violate biologic width > ____ inflammation
enamel sulcular gingival
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Restorative Contributing Factor • Ovate ○ Most ____ design ○ ____ control becomes difficult ``` • Sanitary ○ Most ideal design for ____ control • Attachment loss on abutment ○ Tooth becomes ____ ○ ____ caries ○ Worsens the long-term prognosis ```
aesthetic plaque plaque mobile secondary
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Restorative Contributing Factor • Violation of the ____ - Restorative margins that violate the biologic width may result in ____ or bone loss - This is the reason why we may do preemptive ____ - Periodontal health is best achieved by placement of restorative margins ____ or at the ____
``` "biologic width" chronic inflammation crown lengthening supragingivally gingival margin ```
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Restoration Material • Gingiva are inflamed ○ Erythema • Inflammation a cause of: ○ Violation of ____ ○ Allergic to the ____ used • Redness on finger: ask if ____ to any material • Gold is used often because it has high ____
biological width material allergic biocompatibility
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Orthodontic Contributing Factors ____ ____ Malocclusion manifest as irregular alignment of the teeth, may create plaque retentive areas and make plaque removal more difficult. Roots of teeth that are ____ in the arch or that are associated with ____ attachments often exhibit gingival recession. ____ drift and/or ____ associated with failure to replace missing teeth may result in occlusal problems that contribute to food impaction and plaque retention.
``` crowding malignment prominent frenum mesial extrusion ```
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Habits as Contributing Factors ``` • Left: ○ ____ too hard ○ ____ infection § Discomfort? When did happen? Severity? § Fever? • Right: ○ ____ too hard ○ Repair via ____ § Plaque control is important ```
brushing herpes brushing grafting
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Habits as Contributing Factors ____ and Floss Trauma ____ and Tongue Thrust ____ Injuries
toothbrush mouth breathing self-inflicted
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Iatrogenic Risk Factors Malocclusion - Manifest as irregular alignment of the teeth - Mesial drift and/or extrusion associated with failure to replace missing teeth Faulty dental restorations - Manifest by ____ margins, rough surfaces, open margins, open ____, and overcontoured crowns They may also interfere with interdental ____ control Orthodontic movement of periodontally involved teeth - Increase ____ retention - Excessive ____ on the periodontium - In all cases, periodontal health should be established prior to initiating ____ therapy
overhanging contacts plaque plaque forces orthodontic