Acute gingival and periodontal conditions SEM 3 FINAL UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers

Acute gingival and periodontal conditions SEM 3 FINAL UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers

- Often the one to identify urgent conditions
- Recognition is a major part of treatment!
RDH role in acute ging. and perio conditions
- May provide therapeutic or palliative care
- Responsibility of referral for care
- Pain
Postponing care can lead to - Further destruction of tissues
- Tooth loss
- Acute & Chronic Gingival
Types of periodontal abscesses
- Acute & Chronic Periodontal
- Localized infectious process in periodontal tissue
- Recognition and treatment is imperative!
- Most abscessed teeth benefit from treatment and can be
Periodontal abscess
preserved
- Regular periodontal maintenance is part of treatment
and prevention
Location of periodontal abscess gingival, periodontal
Course of periodontal abscess acute, chronic
- Complex pathogenic microflora
- Similar to periodontal disease
- Predominantly gram-negative
- Complex infections
Microbiology of periodontal abscess




- Confined to marginal gingiva
Gingival abscess - Cause: Foreign object

, - Signs and symptoms: swelling, redness, pain, exudate
Management of gingival abscesses