Perio Exam 1: Etiology & Pathogenesis
of Periodontal Disease 2025/2026 Exam
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gingivitis and periodontitis are ____ conditions of an ____ nature - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔inflammatory, infectious
periodontal disease is an interplay between _____ and the host-immune ____
events. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔subgingival biofilm, inflammatory
t/f: all cases of gingivitis progress to periodontitis - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔false
even in gingival tissues that are clinically non-inflammed and healthy, there is
always evidence of inflammatory responses still occurring. this is normal given
that there is a ______ challenge presented by the sub gingival bacterial plaque - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔chronic low grade
____ epithelium:
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,-nonkeratinized
-forms floor of sulcus/pocket
-wraps around tooth like collar
-surface cells attach to tooth via hemidesmosomes - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔junctional
____ epithelium:
-nonkeratinized
-stratified squamous epithelium
-faces tooth surface but not attached to it
-forms soft-tissue lining of gingival sulcus or periodontal pocket - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔sulcular
____ epithelium:
-stratified squamous
-keratinized
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, -continuous w/ sulcular epithelium
-forms the clinically visible gingival tissues
-covers both free and attached gingiva - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔gingival
health = ____ lesion
early gingivitis = _____ lesion
established gingivitis = _____ lesion
transition to periodontitis = _____ lesion - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔initial, early,
established, advanced
the ____ lesion:
-onset after plaque formation: 2-4 days
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of Periodontal Disease 2025/2026 Exam
Questions and Answers | 100% Solved
gingivitis and periodontitis are ____ conditions of an ____ nature - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔inflammatory, infectious
periodontal disease is an interplay between _____ and the host-immune ____
events. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔subgingival biofilm, inflammatory
t/f: all cases of gingivitis progress to periodontitis - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔false
even in gingival tissues that are clinically non-inflammed and healthy, there is
always evidence of inflammatory responses still occurring. this is normal given
that there is a ______ challenge presented by the sub gingival bacterial plaque - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔chronic low grade
____ epithelium:
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,-nonkeratinized
-forms floor of sulcus/pocket
-wraps around tooth like collar
-surface cells attach to tooth via hemidesmosomes - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔junctional
____ epithelium:
-nonkeratinized
-stratified squamous epithelium
-faces tooth surface but not attached to it
-forms soft-tissue lining of gingival sulcus or periodontal pocket - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔sulcular
____ epithelium:
-stratified squamous
-keratinized
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, -continuous w/ sulcular epithelium
-forms the clinically visible gingival tissues
-covers both free and attached gingiva - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔gingival
health = ____ lesion
early gingivitis = _____ lesion
established gingivitis = _____ lesion
transition to periodontitis = _____ lesion - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔initial, early,
established, advanced
the ____ lesion:
-onset after plaque formation: 2-4 days
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PRIVACY STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
