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Pathogenesis of Periodontal Tissues
Perio. Chapter 3
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Microbiology
Graduate
01/22/2013

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Term
Pathogenesis
Definition
what occurs in the development of disease or abnormal condition
Term
What are the three basic states?
Definition
1.health
2.gingivitis
3.periodontitis
Term
What is periodontal disease?
Definition
bacterial infection of the periodontium
Term
What are the three stages of microscopic changes?
Definition
1.subclinical
2.gingivitis
3.periodontitis
Term
Is periodontal disease and periodontitis the same thing?
Definition
no, periodontitis and gingivitis are forms of perio disease
Term
What is gingivitis?
Definition
bacterial infection confined to the gingiva
Term
Is tissue damage from gingivitis reversible?
Definition
yes!
Term
What is subclinical gingivitis?
Definition
a stage of periodontal disease that can only be detected microscopically
Term
Is subclinical gingivitis seen before or after inflammatory response?
Definition
prior to
Term
What is periodontitis?
Definition
a bacterial infection of all parts of the periodontium
Term
What are the aspects of the periodomtium?
Definition
1.gingiva
2.PDL
3.Bone
4.Cementum
Term
Is tissue damage from periodontitis reversible?
Definition
NO, it is irreversible
Term
What is the number one sign of inflammation?
Definition
bleeding
Term
What is the color of healthy gingiva?
Definition
pink pigmentation, exact pigmentation related to genetics
Term
Gingival margin in healthy gingiva?
Definition
knife edge
Term
Interdental papilla in healthy gingiva?
Definition
fills embrasures
Term
Texture of healthy gingiva
Definition
attached- stippled
free-smooth
Term
Sulcus depth of healthy gingiva?
Definition
1-3 mm
Term
What is a healthy JE like?
Definition
-firmly atached by hemidesmosomes to enamel
-coronal to CEJ
Term
Is the JE a smooth or random boundary?
Definition
smooth
Term
What should the gingival fiber bundles be like?
Definition
in tact and supporting the JE
Term
Where should a healthy alveolar bone crest be?
Definition
2 mm apical to base of JE
Term
How soon after plaque accumulation in the sulcus do you see gingivitis?
Definition
4-14 days

so if you don't floss foe 4 days you could begin to develop gingivitis!
Term
What is the duration like in acute gingivitis?
Definition
short
Term
What is acute gingivitis characterized by?
Definition
fluid in gingival connective tissues
Term
What does the gingiva look like in acute gingivitis?
Definition
apprears swollen(edema), vascular, red in appearance
Term
What is the duration of chronic gingivitis?
Definition
months or years
Term
How does the body attempt to repair tissue damage in chronic gingivitis?
Definition
by forming new collagen fibers
Term
What does the tissue appear like in chronic gingivitis?
Definition
enlarged and fibrotic
Term
Is the gingiva red in chronic gingivitis?
Definition
no, excess collagen fibers mask redness, it is lacking bright red appearance
Term
What determines if a patient's gingivitis will move to perio disease?
Definition
the patient's host response
Term
What are two things that may cause gingival enlargement?
Definition
swelling or fibrosis
Term
Where is the gingival margin in gingival enlargement?
Definition
it covers more of the crown, this results in greater probe depths
Term
What can gingival enlargement cause?
Definition
"pseudo" pocketing
Term
How big will the gingival pocket be in gingival enlargement?
Definition
over 3 mm
Term
What happens in pseudo pocketing?
Definition
the gingiva is swollen but the JE remains coronal to the CEJ
Term
What is the progression of gingivitis to periodontitis like?
Definition
gingivitis may persist for years without progressing to periodontitis
Term
What is the color of the gingiva in clinical gingivitis?
Definition
red, blue
Term
What is the gingival margin like in clinical gingivitis?
Definition
rounded, covers more of the crown
Term
What is the consistency like in clinical gingivitis?
Definition
smooth, spongy
Term
Is there bleeding found in clinical gingivitis?
Definition
yes, bleeding upon gentle probing
Term
What is the sulcus like in clinical gingivitis?
Definition
may be more than 3 mm, but the JE has not apically migrated
Term
Where is damage found in clinical gingivitis?
Definition
in supragingival fiber bundles, reversible with bacterial infection control
Term
Has the bacterial infection progressed to the alveolar bone in gingivitis?
Definition
no
Term
Is the tissue destruction in periodontitis reversible?
Definition
no, it is permanent
Term
What is periodontitis characterized by?
Definition
-apical migration of the JE
-loss of connective tissue attachment
-loss of alveolar bone
Term
What does bluntness of the interdental papilla tell you?
Definition
that there is interdental attachemnt loss
Term
Is tissue destruction in periodontitis a continuous process?
Definition
no, it occurs intermittently
Term
What is tissue destruction in periodontitis like?
Definition
extended periods of inactivity followed by short periods of destruction
Term
Does tissue destruction occur at the same rate throughout the whole mouth?
Definition
no, it occurs at different rates throughout the mouth
Term
What color is the gingiva in clinical periodontitis?
Definition
blue, purple, pallor
Term
What is the gingival margin like in clinical periodontitis?
Definition
swillon, fibrotic, may be apical to the CEJ
Term
What is the interdental papailla like in periodontitis?
Definition
bulbus, blunted, flat, cratered away, not not fill embrasures
Term
Is there bleeding with periodontitis patients?
Definition
yes, and may have suppuration
Term
What are the pocket depths in periodontitis?
Definition
4mm or greated, apical migration of the JE
Term
What happens to the JE in periodontitis?
Definition
apically migrates, located on cementum
Term
What determines the patient's chance of getting periodontal disease and the severity to which they will get it?
Definition
the host response
Term
What is inflammation?
Definition
the body's reaction to injury or invasion by disease-producing organisms
Term
What does inflammation cause in periodontitis?
Definition
results in permanent tissue destruction
Term
What is included in this destruction?
Definition
-gingival connective tissues
-PDL
-alveolar bone
Term
WHat are the two patterns of bone loss?
Definition
horizontal and vertical
Term
Is horizontal or vertical boneloss more common?
Definition
horizontal
Term
Is the boneloss in horizontal even? WHat kind of pocket does it produce?
Definition
fairly even overall reduction, produces suprabony pocket
Term
Is vertical bone loss even?
Definition
no, this is when bone resorption progresses more rapidly in the bone next to the root surface
Term
What kind of pocket does vertical boneloss cause?
Definition
infrabony pocket
Term
Does vertical bone loss typically affect all teeth?
Definition
no, usually just one
Term
What are infrabony defects?
Definition
classified on the basis of the number of osseous(bony) walls remaining
Term
What is a 1 wall bony defect?
Definition
only one wall of the bone around a tooth remains
EX: facial, lingual, and distal plates of the canine are missing but the mesial wall of the premolar remains
Term
What is a 2 wall bony defect?
Definition
2 walls remain
EX: L and M plate remains of the premolar but the distal and facial plates of the canine remain
Term
What is a three-wall infra bony defect?
Definition
3 walls of bone around the tooth remain
EX: F, M, & L plates remain of premolar
Term
How many teeth does an interproximal osseous crater effect? What is it?
Definition
affects 2 teeth, bowl shaped(dip) osseous defect interdentally
Term
example of an interproximal osseous crater
Definition
bone loss at mesial of premolar and distal of canine
Term
Inflammation spreads through the path of...
Definition
least resistance(gingival tissue, alveolar bone, PDL space)
Term
What is the order in which inflammation spreads in vertical bone loss?
Definition
1.gingival fibers
2.directly into the PDL space(sharpeys fibers)
3.Alveolar bone
Term
What happens in vertical bone loss when the crestal fiber bundles are weakened?
Definition
once they are weakened, they are no longer an effective barrier
Term
What else can weaken crestal fibers?
Definition
occlusal trauma
Term
What is the order of disease in Horizontal bone loss
Definition
1.connetive tissue sheaths
2.into bone
3. into periodontal ligament space
Term
In periodontal pockets how does tissue destruction spread?
Definition
apically and laterally
Term
Does every root surface of a tooth have the same pocket reading?
Definition
they can have different ones
Term
Where is the disease site? How big are they?
Definition
area of tissue destruction, may involve only a single surface of a tooth
Term
What does an active disease sit show?
Definition
apical migration of JE over time
Term
What is an inactive disease site?
Definition
-stable
-attachment level of JE remains the same over time
Term
What is bleeding a sign of?
Definition
inflammation, NOT disease
Term
What is disease activity assessed with?
Definition
a periodontal probe
Term
What reading indicated a healthy sulcus?
Definition
1-3 mm
Term
What is a "pocket"
Definition
area of destruction left by the disease process
Term
Does a presence of a pocket always indicate active disease?
Definition
No, not always
Term
Are a majority of pockets in adult patients active or inactive?
Definition
inactive
Term
What are gingival pockets?
Definition
deepening of the gingival sulcus solely as a result of gingival enlargement
Term
IS there destruction of PDL fibers or alveolar bone in a pseudo pocket?
Definition
no
Term
Is there apical migration of the JE with gingival pockets?
Definition
no, it remains coronal to the CEJ, there is just an increased probe depth caused by edema
Term
What are periodontic pockets?
Definition
pathologial deepening of gingival sulcus
Term
What are periodontal pockets caused by?
Definition
1.apical migration of the JE
2.destruction of PDL fibers
3.destruction of alveolar bone
Term
Suprabony pockets occur when BLANK bone loss is present. The JE is located BLANK to the crest of the alveolar bone.
Definition
-horizontal
-coronal
Term
Infrabony pockets occur when BLANK bone loss is present. JE is located BLANK to the crest of the alveolar bone.
Definition
-vertical
-apically
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