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During tooth eruption, the junctional epithelium is made up of ________ epithelium.

A

Reduced Dental Epithelium

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After tooth eruption, cells of the _______ possess the ability to differentiate into cells of the junctional epithelium.

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oral epithelium

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At which location is the junctional epithelium widest?

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in the coronal region (15-20 cell layers thick)

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At which location is the junctional epithelium most narrow?

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in the CEJ region (3-4 cell layers thick)

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True or False: Junctional Epithelium is continuously renewed.

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True

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True or False: Turnover rate for oral epithelium is faster than junctional epithelium.

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False: JE is faster

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Compared to oral epithelium, the junctional epithelium has larger ____ and larger ______.

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cells and intercellular space

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The junctional epithelium has fewer _____ than the oral epithelium.

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desmosomes

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What is the significance in different numbers of desmosomes between JE and OE?

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Fewer desmosomes means larger gaps in the JE. Neutrophils must be able to enter/leave through the JE

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Which type of epithelium has the ability to keratinize, JE or OE?

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Junctional Epithelium

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True or False: The junctional epithelium is simply in contact with the tooth, not physically attached.

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False; JE is attached

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Why is it important to never probe sulcular pockets in children?

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the JE sits much higher in children because passive eruption has not occured. The sulcus is much more shallow and sensitive to forced attachment loss.

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What is “attachment loss?”

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apical movement of the junctional epithelium down the root surface, away from the CEJ; it is not a physical loss of epithelium but rather a loss of position

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True or False: Viable functional epithelium is necessary for pocket formation.

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True

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What happens in Necrotizing Ulcerative Periodontitis (NUP)?

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Junctional epithelial cells DIE and bone is exposed; there is NO POCKETING

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Clinical attachment loss is equal to ______ + ________.

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Pocket depth + gingival recession

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Is gingival recession recorded as a positive or negative number?

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Positive

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If a patient has a pocket depth of 10mm, but the bottom of the pocket is only 7mm below the CEJ: how much recession do they have?

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+3mm

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If a patient has a pocket depth of 6mm, but the free gingival margin is 3mm coronal to the CEJ: how much attachment loss do they have? Is this normal/what is happening?

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Clinical Attachment Loss (CAL) = recession +pocket depth
-3mm + 6mm = 3 mm AL
This is pseudopocketing

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If a patient has 3mm of recession and a 6mm pocket depth, what is their CAL?

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9mm (pocket depth + recession)

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Gingival Connective Tissue (lamina propria) matrix and fibers are synthesized by _______.

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Fibroblasts

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Which cells of the lamina propria are vasoactive?

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Mast Cells

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Which cells of the lamina propria are synthesizing and phagocytic?

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Macrophages

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In addition to fibroblasts, mast cells, and macrophages; which cells types are present in the lamina propria (gingival connective tissue)?

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Neutrophilic Granulocytes
Lymphocytes
Plasma Cells

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Which four fiber types are prevalent in the lamina propria (gingival CT)?
1. collagen 2. reticulin 3. ocytalan 4. elastic * **C.O.R.E of the gingiva***
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Which fiber type is most abundant in the gingival connective tissue (lamina propria)?
Collagen
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What is characteristic of collagen in the lamina propria?
Cross-banding
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Collagen is produced by _______, ________, and ______.
Fibroblasts Osteoblasts Cementoblasts
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Which two fiber types of the lamina propria are found around blood vessels?
Reticulin and elastic fibers
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Which fiber type of the lamina propria is found mostly in the PDL?
Oxytalan
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What three critical roles do gingival fibers play in the periodontium?
1. reinforce the gingiva 2. provide resilience and tone 3. maintain architectural form and integrity
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Name four important gingival fiber types.
1. Circular 2. Dentogingival 3. Dentoperiosteal 4. Transseptal
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Which gingival fiber type encircles the tooth like a cuff?
Circular
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Which gingival fiber type fans out from supracrestal cementum into free gingiva?
Dentogingival
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Which gingival fiber type runs from supracrestal cementum into attached gingiva?
Dentoperiosteal
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Which gingival fiber type runs from tooth to tooth (embedded in cementum)?
Transseptal
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What is the difference between dentoperiosteal and dentogingival?
both run from supracrestal cementum: gingival-->free gingiva (more coronally fanned out) periosteal-->attached gingiva (more apical)
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Definition: Richly vascular and cellular connective tissue surrounding the roots and joining cementum and alveolar bone.
Periodontal Ligament (PDL)
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Radiographically, the PDL is the space between the ________ (alveolar bone proper) and the root surface.
lamina dura
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How wide is the PDL?
~0.25mm
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What is the functional importance of the periodontal ligament?
permits forces to be distributed and is essential for tooth mobility
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Name the four fibers of the PDL.
1. Alveolar Crest Fibers (ACF) 2. Horizontal Fibers (HF) 3. Oblique Fibers (OF) 4. Apical Fibers (APF) think "aLoha" (L for ligament)
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True or False: There is no structural or compositional difference between differently named fibers of the PDL.
True
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Cells of the PDL include _________, osteoblasts, osteoclasts, cementoblasts, epithelial cells, nerve fibers, and ________.
Fibroblasts | Epithelial Rest Cells of Mallassez
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What are Epithelial Rest Cells of Mallassez?
Remnants of Hertwig's epithelial root sheath
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What is the mineralized tissue that covers the root surface and portions of the tooth crown?
Cementum
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Cementum is similar to bone but differs in which four critical ways?
1. No blood vessels 2. No lymph vessels 3. No innervation 4. No physiologic resorption/remodeling
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What is the mineral content of cementum?
65%
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True or False: Cementum is continually deposited throughout life.
True
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Cementum ______ fibers are embedded in ______ matrix.
Collagen | Organic
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INTRINSIC cemental fibers are produced by _______ and are oriented _______ to the root.
Cementoblasts Parallel **IntrInsIc....the "I"s are all parallel**
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EXTRINSIC cemental fibers are called ________ and are produced by _________.
Sharpey's Fibers | PDL fibroblasts
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What are the three forms of Cemental fibers?
Acellular, extrinsic Cellular, mixed stratified Cellular, intrinsic
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Which cemental fiber type is found in the coronal or middle portion of the root?
Acellular, extrinsic fibers
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Which cemental fiber type is found in the apical third of the root and in furcations?
Cellular, mixed stratified
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Which cemental fiber type is found in resorption lacunae?
Cellular, intrinsic
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Is cementum thickness greater in the cervical or apical portion of the root?
Apical (150-250 micrometers) Cervical (20-50 micrometers) **Think about it: what is internal to the cementum? PULP, which takes up less of the thickness as it moves apically**
58
Alveolar bone consists of bone that is formed by cell from which two locations?
cells from the dental follicle | cells independent of tooth development
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Alveolar bone is made up of ______ bone and ______ bone.
Cancellous | Cortical
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Bone marrow is made up of adipocytes, vascular structures, and undifferentiatied _______ cells.
mesenchymal
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True or False: Osteoid (alveolar bone matrix) undergoes mineralization by the deposition of calcium and potassium.
False: calcium and PHOSPHATE
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Alveolar bone matrix is produced by _____ .
Osteoblasts
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Bone matrix (osteoid) consists of _______fibers, proteoglycans, and _________.
Collagen fibers | glycoproteins
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Which dental tissue most closely resembles bone?
cementum
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Blood supply to the gingiva is provided by ________ vessels.
Supraperiosteal (terminal branches of multiple vessels of the face)
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Blood supply to the periodontal tissues is provided by the dental artery, __________, ________, intra-septal artery, and rami perforantes.
Superior Alveolar a. | Inferior Alveolar a.
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Lymphatic drainage of the periodontium is through the _____, deep cervical, _______, and jugulodigastric lymph nodes.
Submental | Submandibular
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The periodontium is innervated by end branches of the _____ nerve.
Trigeminal

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