TFO Main... Flashcards
1
Q
What r McCall’s festoons?
Most common location?
A
Life preserver shaped enlargements of marginal gingiva…
Canine n Pm…
2
Q
Stillman’s cleft?
A
Apostrophe shaped indentations from n into gingival margin… (In 1 of the questions given as…. Is a result of INFLAMMATION… CHECK!!!! - NOT Stillman’s cleft… My mistake!! It’s in the question regarding McCall’s festoons!!)
3
Q
Clinical features -
A
1 REVERSIBLE
2 PERIODONTAL POCKETS not found!! MI Pt…
3. GCF flow remains the same…
4. Can’t lead to gingivitis
4
Q
Stage - 3 ADAPTIVE REMODELLING - Features?
A
- Pathologic migration
2. Increased thickness of PDL…
5
Q
Glickman’s opinion…
A
As long as inflammation remains within gingiva… It’s not affected by TFO…
But once inflammation involves PDL, it is influenced by TFO… There will be a zone if CO-DESTRUCTION…
