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| WHAT ARE THE 2 NECROTIZING PERIODONTAL DISEASES? |
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| WHY WAS 'ACUTE' ELIMINATED FROM THE NUG? |
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Definition
| •BECAUSE THE AAP CONCLUDED THAT 'ACUTE' WAS A CLINICAL DESCRIPTIVE TERM AND SHOULDN'T BE USED AS A DIAGNOSTIC CLASSIFICATION TERM |
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| NUG USED TO BE CALLED _____________ BECAUSE: |
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Definition
•TRENCH MOUTH
•BECAUSE IT WAS FOUND IN SOLDIERS DURING WWI |
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Term
| WHAT GROUP OF PEOPLE DOES NUG USUALLY AFFECT? |
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Definition
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| WHAT BACTERIA IS USUALLY FOUND WITH NUG |
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Definition
•P. INTERMEDIA
•T. SP
•F. SP
•SPIROCHETES ARE CAPABLE OF INVADING DEEP INTO TISSUE |
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| WHAT ARE SOME ETIOLOGIC FACTORS OF NUG? |
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Definition
•STRESS
•IMMUNE SUPPRESSION (CHRONIC STEROID USE)
•SMOKING
•MALNUTRITION
•PRE-EXISTING GINGIVITIS
•TISSUE TRAUMA |
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Term
| IMMUNOSUPPRESSION CAN LEAD TO NUG BECAUSE OF: |
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Term
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Definition
| •TIP OF INTERDENTAL GINGIVA IS "PUNCHED OUT" |
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| WHAT ARE THE CLINICAL FEATURES OF NUG? |
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Definition
•PAPILLARY NECROSIS
•SPONTANEOUS BLEEDING
•SEVERE, INTENSE PAIN
•NO BONE OR ATTACHMENT LOSS |
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Term
| WHAT 3 CRITERIA MUST NUG HAVE BEFORE BEING DIAGNOSED? |
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Definition
•PUNCHED OUT PAPILLA
•SEVERE PAIN
•SPONTANEOUS BLEEDING |
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| WHAT ARE SOME SIGNS AND SYMPTOM THAT ARE NOT ALWAYS FOUND IN NUG? |
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Definition
•LYMPHADENOPATHY
•FEVER
•FETID ORAL ODOR |
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Term
| WHAT MOST OFTEN MAKES A PATIENT GO TO THIS DENTIST WHEN THEY HAVE NUG? |
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Definition
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Term
| AFTER DIAGNOSIS, HOW SOON DOES TREATMENT FOR NUG START? |
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Definition
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| WHAT DOES TREATMENT FOR NUG CONSIST OF? |
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Definition
•ANALGESICS, IF NEEDED
•PERIODONTAL DEBRIDEMENT
•ORAL HYGIENE INSTRUCTION |
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Term
| USE OF ___________ SUCH AS ______________, FOR NUG, IS CONTROVERSIAL |
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Definition
•ANTIBIOTICS
•METRONIDAZOLE |
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Term
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Definition
| •SEND THEM FOR MEDICAL CONSULTATION |
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Term
| WHO IS NUP MOST COMMONLY SEEN IN? |
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Definition
| •IMMUNOSUPPRESSED PATIENTS (HIV) |
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Term
| WHAT ARE THE CHARACTERISTICS OF NUP? |
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Definition
•GINGIVAL NECROSIS
•RAPID AND EXTENSIVE CLINICAL ATTACHMENT AND BONE LOSS
•GINGIVAL RECESSION
•SEVERE WHERE BONE IS EXPOSED |
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