Perio 2 - Exam 1 Questions With Correct
Answers
________ is a disease that is dependent on many factors. - verified answer(s)-
✔✔periodontitis
T/F: Untreated gingivitis does not always progress to periodontitis. - verified answer(s)-
✔✔TRUE
4 factors of periodontitis: - verified answer(s)-✔✔1. heredity
2. habits
3. periodontal pathogens
4. social atmosphere
_______ is a state of balance in the body. - verified answer(s)-✔✔biologic equilibrium
T/F: In the oral cavity, most of the time, things are in a state of balance between the bacterial
plaque and the host. - verified answer(s)-✔✔TRUE
Balance swings toward disease when changes occur in the host, such as? (5) - verified
answer(s)-✔✔1. systemic illness
2. medications
3. smoking
4. poor diet
5. stress
,T/F: If an individual's immune system can effectively deal with a mouthful of periodontal
pathogens, no destructive periodontal disease will occur. - verified answer(s)-✔✔TRUE
T/F: In folks with low susceptibility to periodontitis, gingivitis may never progress to
periodontitis. - verified answer(s)-✔✔TRUE
T/F: In a few susceptible individuals, gingivitis progresses to periodontitis. - verified
answer(s)-✔✔TRUE
If systemic risk factors cannot be eliminated, tip the balance toward health by? - verified
answer(s)-✔✔increasing home care and professional care
___________ are the tissues that surround, support and attach to the teeth. - verified
answer(s)-✔✔periodontium
Periodontium include? (4) - verified answer(s)-✔✔1. gingiva
2. PDL
3. cementum
4. alveolar bone
What refers to the periodontal ligament, cementum and alveolar bone? - verified answer(s)-
✔✔attachment appartatus
________ is the visible component of the periodontium inside the mouth. - verified
answer(s)-✔✔gingiva
Gingiva is distinguished from the oral mucosa at the __________. - verified answer(s)-
✔✔mucogingival junction
, Mucogingival junction indicates the transition from the loosely attached oral mucosa to the
________ gingiva. - verified answer(s)-✔✔attached
__________ is more firmly attached to the alveolar bone by collagen fibers. - verified
answer(s)-✔✔attached gingiva
Gingiva is (keratinized/non-keratinized) and is commonly stippled. - verified answer(s)-
✔✔keratinized
What local factors can contribute to disease?
A. increased plaque retention
B. increase in plaque pathogenicity
C. direct damage to periodontium
D. all of the above - verified answer(s)-✔✔D
Does calculus cause disease? - verified answer(s)-✔✔no, bacteria causes disease
The MAIN minerals in supragingival calculus are:
A. calcium phosphate and carbohydrates
B. magnesium and calcium citrate
C. calcium phosphate and calcium carbonate
D. calcium carbonate and fluoride - verified answer(s)-✔✔C --> ***(all are in supra - but MAIN
is C)
What is MOST keratinized? What is LEAST? - verified answer(s)-✔✔most = palatal gingiva
Answers
________ is a disease that is dependent on many factors. - verified answer(s)-
✔✔periodontitis
T/F: Untreated gingivitis does not always progress to periodontitis. - verified answer(s)-
✔✔TRUE
4 factors of periodontitis: - verified answer(s)-✔✔1. heredity
2. habits
3. periodontal pathogens
4. social atmosphere
_______ is a state of balance in the body. - verified answer(s)-✔✔biologic equilibrium
T/F: In the oral cavity, most of the time, things are in a state of balance between the bacterial
plaque and the host. - verified answer(s)-✔✔TRUE
Balance swings toward disease when changes occur in the host, such as? (5) - verified
answer(s)-✔✔1. systemic illness
2. medications
3. smoking
4. poor diet
5. stress
,T/F: If an individual's immune system can effectively deal with a mouthful of periodontal
pathogens, no destructive periodontal disease will occur. - verified answer(s)-✔✔TRUE
T/F: In folks with low susceptibility to periodontitis, gingivitis may never progress to
periodontitis. - verified answer(s)-✔✔TRUE
T/F: In a few susceptible individuals, gingivitis progresses to periodontitis. - verified
answer(s)-✔✔TRUE
If systemic risk factors cannot be eliminated, tip the balance toward health by? - verified
answer(s)-✔✔increasing home care and professional care
___________ are the tissues that surround, support and attach to the teeth. - verified
answer(s)-✔✔periodontium
Periodontium include? (4) - verified answer(s)-✔✔1. gingiva
2. PDL
3. cementum
4. alveolar bone
What refers to the periodontal ligament, cementum and alveolar bone? - verified answer(s)-
✔✔attachment appartatus
________ is the visible component of the periodontium inside the mouth. - verified
answer(s)-✔✔gingiva
Gingiva is distinguished from the oral mucosa at the __________. - verified answer(s)-
✔✔mucogingival junction
, Mucogingival junction indicates the transition from the loosely attached oral mucosa to the
________ gingiva. - verified answer(s)-✔✔attached
__________ is more firmly attached to the alveolar bone by collagen fibers. - verified
answer(s)-✔✔attached gingiva
Gingiva is (keratinized/non-keratinized) and is commonly stippled. - verified answer(s)-
✔✔keratinized
What local factors can contribute to disease?
A. increased plaque retention
B. increase in plaque pathogenicity
C. direct damage to periodontium
D. all of the above - verified answer(s)-✔✔D
Does calculus cause disease? - verified answer(s)-✔✔no, bacteria causes disease
The MAIN minerals in supragingival calculus are:
A. calcium phosphate and carbohydrates
B. magnesium and calcium citrate
C. calcium phosphate and calcium carbonate
D. calcium carbonate and fluoride - verified answer(s)-✔✔C --> ***(all are in supra - but MAIN
is C)
What is MOST keratinized? What is LEAST? - verified answer(s)-✔✔most = palatal gingiva
