Gingival Overgrowth Flashcards
(15 cards)
Cellular hyperplasia is an increase in the number of individual cells
True or False
True
Cellular hypotrophy is an increase in the size of the individual cell
True or False
True
Complete the statement:
Gingival enlargement or overgrowth is the …… and ……. of the gingiva
Proliferation and Intensification
What is fibrosis
an accumulation of collagenous connective tissue
What is Oedema
A collection of an abnormally large amount of fluid in the intercellular spaces
How can gingival enlargement be classified
Local or generalised
How can gingival enlargement be further classified
Marginal - Confined to the gingival margins
Papillary - Confined to the
interdental papilla
Diffuse - Involving the gingival margins, attached gingivae and interdental papillae
Discrete - An isolated enlargement,
such as an abscess
What is the scoring of gingival enlargement
0-3
List 5 instructions you may give to a patient suffering with DIGO to improve their plaque control
.Single tufted brushes
.Interdental: floss
.use of disclosing tablets
.Oral hygiene advice: toothbrushing
Regular appointments
List 5 compromising factors that the presence of DIGO could be having on your patient
Xerostomia, aesthetics, halitosis, low self esteem, poor oral hygiene, increased caries, increased periodontitis, eating
List 4 descriptors that you would include when completing your contemporaneous notes for a patient presenting with DIGO
Location, shape, underlying causative factor (check MH), scoring guide, vascular, classification, how long present
A patient presents with DIGO due to taking Amlodipine. What alternative medication might be available that doesn’t cause this.
Ramipril
Look online BNF to find another.
What is Amlodipine taken for
It’s taken to relaxes and widens blood vessels, makes it easier for the heart to pump and helps lower blood pressure.
Used for: hypertension, angina (chest pain), coronary artery disease
What is a statement for plaque
Plaque is always an exacerbating factor
List 4 descriptors that you would include when completing your contemporaneous notes for a patient presenting with DIGO
Shape, location, localised or generalised, scoring guide, underlying causative factor
