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Perio Quiz one
periodontology
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Dentistry
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01/31/2017

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Term
What is Periodontology?
Definition
Scientific study of the periodontal structures in health & disease.
Term
DH Process of Care
Definition
Phase 1: Assessment
Phase 2: Dental Hygiene Care Plan (DHCP)
Phase 3: Planning
Phase 4: Implementation
Phase 5:Evalutation
Documentation.
Term
Tissue of Periodontium
Definition
Cementum
Alveolar and supporting bone
Periodontal Ligament
Gingiva
Term
What is the most coronal part of the free gingiva?
Definition
The Free gingival margin
Term
Whats the most apical part of the free gingiva?
Definition
The free ginival groove
Term
Whats lateral to the free gingiva ?
Definition
The gingival sulcus
Term
What seperates the attatched gingiva from the alveolar mucosa?
Definition
The mucogingival junction.
Term
Whats the lateral border of the free gingival sulcus?
Definition
The free gingiva
Term
What seperates the free gingiva and the attatched gingiva ?
Definition
The free gingival groove
Term
What seperates the gingival margin from the free gingival groove?
Definition
The free gingiva
Term
Whats the most apical border of the free gingival margin ?
Definition
The free gingival groove
Term
The base of the sulcus is the ..
Definition
JE
Term
The total wide of the gingiva is ?
Definition
Free Gingiva plus attatched gingiva
Term
The Junctional Epithelium attatches the gingiva to tooth
Definition
Term
The JE is semipermeable
Definition
yes!
Term
What attatches the JE to the tooth ?
Definition
internal basal lamina
Term
Keratinocytes
Definition
form keratin, responsible for salmon pink color of gingiva
Term
melanocytes
Definition
secrete melanin, responsible for pigmentation
Term
langerhans
Definition
in spinous layer, early defense cells
Term
merkel cells
Definition
in basal layer, touch-sensory cells
Term
inflammatory cells
Definition
defend against bacteria and other invaders
Term
What serves as the easiest path of entry for bacteria to invade CT?
Definition
The junctional epithelium
Term
What are desmosomes ?
Definition
bridges that connect epithelial cells together
Term
what are hemidesmosomes?
Definition
1/2 desmosomes that connects epithelial cells to the basal lamina
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