Gingivitis Flashcards
Microbiological determinants of periodontal health
Supragingival plaque compostion
Subgingival biofilm compostion
Host determinants: Local
Periodontal pockets
Dental restorations
Root Anatomy
Tooth position and crowding
Host Determinants: Systemic (modifying factors)
Host immune function
Systemic health
Genetics
Predisposing Factors
Any Agent or condition that contributes to the accumulation of plaque
Modifying Factors
Any agent or condition that alters the way in which an individual responds to subgingival plaque accumulation
Plaque induced gingivitis is an inflammatory response to the gingival tissues resulting from
Bacterial plaqu accumulation located at and below the gingival margin
Plaque induced gingivitis is a loss of _________ between the biofilm and host immune response and _________
Symbiosis
Development of an incipient dysbisosis
Common clinical changes from health to gingivitis
Color Texture Edema Bleeding Exudate Plaque
Color changes in Gingiva
Normal=Coral pink
Inflamed =Red
(Increased vasculaziation and decreased epithelial keratinzation)
Severely red=Red and cyanotic
(Vascular proliferation and reduction in keratinization + venous stasis)
Gingival Bleeding
With increased inflammation dilation and engorgment of capilairtes or thinking of sulcular epithelium
Healthy Gingiva feels
Firm and resilient
With inflammation Gingiva consistency
Increase in Extracellular fluid and exudate
Degeneration of connective tissue and epithelium
Engorged connective tissue and thinning of epithelium
Chronic inflammation can induce
Fibrosis and epithelial proliferation
Gingiva necrosis
Sloughing with grayish flake like debris
Surface texture
Healthy-dull with stippling
Inflammation-loss of stippling smooth and shiny if exudate change occurs
Firm and Nodular if firbtocic changes occur
Shape of gingiva
Healthy-scalloped with filing interdental spaces
Inflammation-knife edge gingival adaptation or loose gingival margins
In some cases clefts or festoons may develop
Chronic inflammatory response characteristic with
Exudative and proliferative features
Clinically ___lesions with
Deep red lesions with soft friable smooth shiny surface and bleeding tendency
Clinical fibrotic will show as
Firm resilient and pink lesion with abundant fibroblasts and collagen fibers
Characteristics common to all dental plaque induce inflammatory gingival conditions
1 Sings and symptoms limited to gingiva
2 Reversibility of the disease by removing the etiology
3 The presence of high dental plaque
4 Systemic modifying factors which can alters the severity of inflammation
5 stable attachment levels
Systemic modifying factors
Sex steroids Hyperglycemia Leukemia Smoking Malnutrition
Oral factors enhancing plaque accumulation
Prominent subgingival restoration margins
Hyposalivation
Plaque induced gingivitis can be due to
Biofilm
Modifying factors
Drug induced gingival enlargements
Generalized
> 30% of the sites with glial signs of gingival inflammation