Risk Factors for Perio Disease Revision Questions

Question 1

Acquired risk factors

Answer 1

plq
Calc 
overhangs and poorly controured resotrations
ortho
occlusal trauma due to bone loss

Question 2

Anatomical local risk factors

Answer 2

malpositioned teeth,
root grooves
convavites
enamle pearls
furcations

Question 3

Non modifable systemic risk factors

Answer 3

ageing
genetic factors
gender (males)
genetic disorders

Question 4

Modifiable systemic risk factors

Answer 4

smoking
poorly controlled diabetes
Hiv
Leaukaemia
osteopenia
stress
medications
hormonal changes
poor nutrition

Question 5

Drugs that contribute to ging enalargement

Answer 5

anticonvulsants - phenytoin
immunosupprsants - cyclosporin
calcium channel blockers - nifedipine, amoldipine

Question 6

Systemic diseases that cause early presentation of severe perio

Answer 6

Down syndrome
Papillion sefure syndrome
Hyporphosphatasia
Ehlers - Dunlos

Question 7

Why do some people have recurrent perio disease

Answer 7

inadquate plq control on patients part
inadequate treatment that has failed to remoe all factors following plq accumulation
Incomplete calc removal in areas of difficult access
inadequate resotrations placed after perio treatment complete
failure of patient to turn up for checkups
presence of systemic disease that may affect host resistance to previous acceptable of levels of plq