IAH 1 - Overview

Question 1

What is immunology?

Answer 1

Study of the body’s defence against infection

Question 2

What are the causes of PD and gingivitis?

Answer 2

Oral hygiene issues
Age
Smoking
Metabolic disorder
Genetics

Question 3

What are the symptoms of inflammation?

Answer 3

Pain, redness, swelling, heat and loss of function

Question 4

What are the causes of inflammation?

Answer 4

Chronic infection 
Autoimmune
Hypersensitivity
Metabolic disorders
Immunodeficiency

Question 5

What is necrotising ulcerative gingivitis?

Answer 5

Microbial disease (mixed bacterial infection) of the gingiva in the context of an impaired host response

Question 6

What is necrotising ulcerative gingivitis associated with?

Answer 6

Stress, smoking, HIV and nutritional deficiency

Question 7

What is the treatment of necrotising ulcerative gingivitis?

Answer 7

Plaque control with CHX, OHI or ultrasonics

Metronidazole

Question 8

What occurs in sjogren’s disease?

Answer 8

• Inflammation of salivary glands

- Infiltration of white blood cells

Question 9

What are the main symptoms of sjogren’s disease?

Answer 9

Dry eyes

Dry mouth

Question 10

What is stimulated when proinflammatory cytokines reach gingival fibroblasts?

Answer 10

Matrix metalloproteinase

Question 11

Why is the number of reported Hep B cases lower than estimated cases?

Answer 11

Possible to have the virus but not have the actual disease

Question 12

What dynamic diseases in humans are emerging and re-emerging?

Answer 12

Emerging - HIV and Ebola

Re-emerging - TB

Question 13

What is the % increase of advanced PD from 1998 to 2009?

Answer 13

6 to 9 %