Test 3 Flashcards
(134 cards)
Where does the alveolar ridge sit in health?
1.5 - 2mm apical to the CEJ
What does the aveolar ride look like on a radiograph of the anterior in health?
Pointed
Sharp
Very radiopaque
What does the alveolar ridge look like on radiographs of the posterior in health?
Flat
Smooth
Parallel to the CEJ
Less radiopaque than anterior
What does the alveolar ridge look like on radiographs in disease?
More than 2mm apical to the CEJ
Indistinct
What does the PDL space look like on radiographs?
The thin radiolucent line between the tooth and the lamina dura
What does the lamina dura look like on a radiograph?
Radiopaque line around the outside of the PDL space
What types of radiographs should you use to diagnose bone loss?
PA using paralleling technique (RINN)
Vertical BW for posterior
What type of radiographs should you not use to diagnose bone loss?
Any type using the bisecting technique
Horizontal BWs alone
Why don’t you use the bisecting technique for bone loss assessment?
Dimesntional distortion due to vertial angulation
Why shouldn’t you use horizontal BW alone to diagnose disease?
Limited vision of interproximal bone loss
What areas of bone are difficult to see on radiographs?
Buccal and / or lingual
Furcation
What type of bone loss is parallel to the CEJ?
Horizontal
What type of bone loss is not parallel to the CEJ?
Vertical / angular
What early signs can indicate bone change?
Fuzziness at the crest
Widened PDL space
Finger-like radiolucent projections
What are the predisposing factors to periodontal disease?
Calculus
Overhangs
Inadequate / uneven margins
Open / loose contacts
Poor contour
How do overhangs contribute to periodontal disease?
Food / bacteria gets trapped
What does calculus look like on radiographs?
Pointed, irregulat radiopaque projections
Nodular radiopaque projections
Smooth radiopacity
What is a one wall bony defect?
One wall remaining
What is a two wall bony defect?
Two walls remaining
What is a two wall bony defect also known as?
Osseous crater
What is a three wall bony defect?
Three walls remaining
What is a four wall bony defect?
Circumferential defect surrounds the tooth, no wall remaining
What type of radiograph is used to diagnose mandibular fractures?
Panoramic
What are the signs of a fracture on a radiograph?
Sharpe defined radiolucent lines within the bone
Change in anatomic outline
Asymmetrical mandible
Loss of continuity of outer border
Increase in radiopacity due to overlapping of fragments