Dental Plaque Induced Gingivitis Flashcards
What are the four dental plaque induced gingival diseases?
- Gingivitis associated with dental plaque only
- Gingival disease modified by systemic factors
- Gingival disease modified by medication
- Gingival disease modified by malnutrition
What is peri-mucositis?
inflammation limited to the mucosa around an implant
Characteristics common to ALL gingival diseases:
- Signs & Symptoms ________ to the gingiva
- Presence of _______
- Clinical signs of _______
- No _______ or symptoms associated with _____
- ________ of the disease by removal of etiology
- Possible role as _______ to attachment loss
- limited
- plaque
- inflammation
- attachment loss, or stable/reduced periodontium
- reversibility
- precursor
Common clinical changes associated with gingivitis include (5 items)?
color texture/edema bleeding exudate plaque
True or False: There is a sulcular temperature increase associated with plaque-induced gingivitis.
true
Describe the color differences between normal, inflamed, and severely inflamed, gingiva.
Normal: coral-pink
Inflamed: red (inc. vascularization, dec. epithelial keratin)
Severe: red and cyanotic (vasc. prolifer & lack of oxygen)
Why does bleeding on probing occur with increased inflammation?
- Dilation and Engorgement of capillaries
- Thinning/ulceration of the sulcular epithelium
What is spontaneous bleeding?
bleeding that occurs in acute or severe disease that may be related to systemic health problems
Healthy gingiva is ____ and _____; whereas, inflamed gingiva appears ______, ______, and ______
firm and resilient
soft, swollen, friable
How does gingival consistency change in the case of several gingival disease?
it becomes necrotic and flakes or sloughs off, grayish coloring
Inflammation is associated with increased extracellular fluid and ______, degeneration of _______, and thinning of _____.
exudate
connective tissue
epithelium
Chronic inflammation can induce ____ and _____ proliferation which appears firm and leathery.
FIBROSIS and epithelial proliferation
How does surface texture look when tissue is inflamed?
Healthy gingiva is dull (matte) with stippling
Inflamed gingiva is smooth and shiny
Severely inflamed is firm and nodular
Describe the shape of the gingival margin and how it changes from health to disease.
Health: scalloped and following the CEJ
Inflamed: knife-edged or loose with “Stillman’s clefts” or “McCall’s festoons”
What is needed in order to differentiate between periodontitis and gingivitis on a reduced periodontium?
Previous documentation
______ _______ is a chronic inflammatory response characterized by exudate and proliferative features such as deep red lesions, shine, expansion in size, and bleeding tendency.
Gingival Enlargement
In the case of gingival enlargement, an increase in what two cells/fibers would be associated with the increased fibrosis?
fibroblasts
collagen fibers