Quiz 2 - Chapter 7 & 8 Flashcards
Periodontitis & Other Conditions Affecting the Periodontium (127 cards)
What is Periodontitis
a complex microbial infection that triggers a host-mediated inflammatory response within the periodontium, resulting in progressive destruction of the PDL and supporting alveolar bone.
What does Periodontitis affect?
Periodontitis affects all parts of the periodontium - mainly gingiva, PDL, bone, and cementum.
What is Periodontitis a result of?
a complex interaction between the plaque biofilm that accumulates on tooth surfaces and the body’s efforts to fight this infection.
What is the number one cause of tooth loss in adults?
Periodontitis
Why is periodontitis considered a significant health problem?
Because approximately 47.2% of adults above the age of 30 years suffer from periodontitis.
What does Periodontitis begin as?
Begins as plaque-induced gingivitis (reversible)
What can happen if plaque-induced gingivitis is left untreated?
Gingivitis may progress into periodontitis
Periodontitis is (reversible/irreversible)
Irreversible because loss of attachment
What are the major forms of Periodontitis?
Necrotizing Periodontal Diseases
Periodontitis
Periodontitis as a manifestation of systemic disease
What is the most common age for Periodontitis?
Onset can be at any age but age 35 is most common
Why were the two subgroups of the 1999 Disease Classification of Periodontitis eliminated from the 2017 disease classification?
The two subgroups (chronic periodontitis and aggressive periodontitis) were eliminated because there is little consistent evidence that aggressive and chronic periodontitis are different diseases.
Signs and Symptoms of Periodontitis
Clinical signs and symptoms of periodontitis include swelling, redness, gingival bleeding, periodontal pockets, bone loss, tooth mobility, suppuration, moderate or heavy deposits of plaque biofilms and dental calculus.
Distinguishing features of periodontitis
the presence of alveolar bone loss and clinical attachment loss
What are included with alterations in color, texture, and size of marginal gingiva?
Reddish or Purplish tissue
or
Pale pink tissue
Reddish or purplish tissues in Periodontitis
clinical signs of periodontitis are very evident, gingiva appears swollen, pale red to magenta in color, alterations of gingival contour and form are evident, such as rolled gingival margins, blunted or flattened papillae
What does the clinical appearance of tissue that is pale pink mean with periodontitis?
The clinical appearance of tissues is not a reliable indicator of the presence or severity of perio, gingival tissue may appear pale pink and have an almost normal-looking appearance.
(Periodontitis affects deeper tissue, surface tissue is not a reliable indicator)
Is spontaneous gingival bleeding or bleeding in response to probing common in Periodontitis?
Yes
Is it common in Periodontitis to have increased flow of gingival crevicular fluid or suppuration from perio pockets?
Yes
Plaque biofilm and Calculus deposits in Perio
Mature supra- and subgingival plaque biofilms and calculus deposits
Very complex thick deposits of plaque biofilm on affected root surfaces.
What is Periodontitis initiated and sustained by?
Plaque Biofilms
What determines the pathogenesis and rate of progression of Periodontitis?
Host Factors
A measurement of the amount of destruction affecting tooth-supporting structures that have been destroyed around a tooth.
Clinical attachment loss
Loss of attachment occurs in Periodontitis and is characterized by
- apical migration of JE
- destruction of fibers of the gingiva
- destruction of PDL fibers
- loss of alveolar bone - changes are significant because loss of bone can result in tooth loss.
Clinical attachment loss of ___-___mm at one or several sites can be found in nearly all members of the adult population.
1 - 2 mm