TCDHA PERIODONTICS MIDTERM 2026 EXAM
PREPARATION PACK KEY PERIODONTAL
DISEASE CONCEPTS AND SAMPLE
QUESTIONS
◉ Gingival diseases modified by systemic factors. Answer: plaque
initiates the disease and then specific systemic factors found in the
host modify the disease process. Example: puberty, pregnancy,
diabetes, leukemia
◉ Gingival diseases modified by medications-Gingival Enlargement.
Answer: Onset within 3 months, higher prevalence in children,
gingiva on anterior sextants most commonly affected. first observed
at the interdental papilla.
◉ Non-Plaque-Induced Gingival lesions. Answer: manifestation of
immunosuppression. Does not respond well to improved oral self-
care or professional therapy
◉ Chronic periodontitis Signs and symptoms. Answer: Pain usually
is NOT a symptom. Clinical appearance is NOT a reliable indicator of
the presence or severity of chronic periodontitis
, ◉ Chronic periodontitis. Answer: most common form, Irreversible
loss of attachment bone.
◉ slight chronic periodontitis. Answer: no more than 1 to 2mm of
clinical attachment loss
◉ moderate chronic periodontitis. Answer: 3-4 mm of clinical
attachment loss
◉ Severe chronic periodontitis. Answer: 5 mm or more of clinical
attachment loss
◉ Recurrent Chronic Periodontitis. Answer: new signs of destructive
periodontitis that reappear after therapy
◉ Aggressive Periodontitis. Answer: bacterial infection
characterized by rapid destruction of Periodontal ligament,
Supporting alveolar bone
◉ what are the three main categories for gingival diseases with
modifying factors. Answer: systemic, medications, malnutrition.
◉ Periodontium?. Answer: the functional system of tissues that
surrounds the teeth and attaches them to the bone
PREPARATION PACK KEY PERIODONTAL
DISEASE CONCEPTS AND SAMPLE
QUESTIONS
◉ Gingival diseases modified by systemic factors. Answer: plaque
initiates the disease and then specific systemic factors found in the
host modify the disease process. Example: puberty, pregnancy,
diabetes, leukemia
◉ Gingival diseases modified by medications-Gingival Enlargement.
Answer: Onset within 3 months, higher prevalence in children,
gingiva on anterior sextants most commonly affected. first observed
at the interdental papilla.
◉ Non-Plaque-Induced Gingival lesions. Answer: manifestation of
immunosuppression. Does not respond well to improved oral self-
care or professional therapy
◉ Chronic periodontitis Signs and symptoms. Answer: Pain usually
is NOT a symptom. Clinical appearance is NOT a reliable indicator of
the presence or severity of chronic periodontitis
, ◉ Chronic periodontitis. Answer: most common form, Irreversible
loss of attachment bone.
◉ slight chronic periodontitis. Answer: no more than 1 to 2mm of
clinical attachment loss
◉ moderate chronic periodontitis. Answer: 3-4 mm of clinical
attachment loss
◉ Severe chronic periodontitis. Answer: 5 mm or more of clinical
attachment loss
◉ Recurrent Chronic Periodontitis. Answer: new signs of destructive
periodontitis that reappear after therapy
◉ Aggressive Periodontitis. Answer: bacterial infection
characterized by rapid destruction of Periodontal ligament,
Supporting alveolar bone
◉ what are the three main categories for gingival diseases with
modifying factors. Answer: systemic, medications, malnutrition.
◉ Periodontium?. Answer: the functional system of tissues that
surrounds the teeth and attaches them to the bone
