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1
Q

Being deficient in what nutrient might lead to gingivitis?

A

Ascorbic acid

2
Q

What is the term for gingivitis around implants?

A

Peri-mucositis

3
Q

What color change will be seen in gingivitis?

A

Pink -> red

Increased vascularization and decreased keratinization

4
Q

Where do the changes start in gingivitis?

A

Start at interdentinal papillae and gingival margin, move to attached gingiva

5
Q

T/F: Spontaneous bleeding will always be seen in gingival disease.

A

FALSE

Occurs in acute/severe gingival disease

Could be related to systemic problems

6
Q

T/F: Diseased gingiva is soft.

A

True

7
Q

What consistency changes can be seen in gingival disease?

A

Leathery gingiva

8
Q

T/F: Diseased tissue will have stippling.

A

FALSE

Tissue will lose stippling with disease

9
Q

T/F: Diseased gingiva will be rounded and may develop clefts or festoons.

A

True

10
Q

What are the two major types of gingival lesions?

A

Exudative = red, soft, smooth, bleeding

Proliferative = firm, pink, fibrosis, collagen

11
Q

How much space should be left between a restoration and the alveolar crest to permit healing?

A

3 mm

12
Q

What can happen if you impinge on the biological with?

A
  1. Marginal tissue recession

2. Apical migration of attachment

13
Q

T/F: Periodontitis starts with gingivitis.

A

True

14
Q

T/F: Gingivitis always progresses into periodontitis.

A

False

15
Q

What is the term for when inflammation returns to sites that have been treated for periodontitis?

A

Recurrent periodontitis

Does not mean there is further attachment loss

16
Q

Will endocrine factors cause gingival disease without presence of dental plaque?

A

No

17
Q

When will pregnancy associated gingivitis often appear?

A

2nd trimester

Will regress when baby is born

18
Q

What can be a secondary factor to puberty associated gingivitis?

A

Mouth-breathing

19
Q

What are three commonly used drug types associated with gingival overgrowth?

A
  1. Anticonvulsants
  2. Immunosuppressants
  3. Calcium channel blocking agents
20
Q

What age group is most affected with necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis?

A

Adolescents

Smokers and stress

21
Q

What are some characteristics of NUG?

A

Pain, bleeding, and ulceration and necrosis of interdental papillae

22
Q

What are some differences between NUG and herpes induced gingivitis?

A

NUG = bacteria, 1-2 days, not contagious, not in attached gingiva

Herpes = virus, 1-2 weeks, contagious, everywhere