Deck 17: Periodontal and Risk Assessment

Question 1

All of the following are types of plaque-induced gingivitis except which one?

A) Gingivitis modified by medications
B) Gingivitis modified by systemic factors
C) Gingivitis modified by viral infections
D) Gingivitis modified by malnutrition

Answer 1

Gingivitis modified by viral infections

Question 2

Specific pathogenic bacteria are necessary for periodontal disease initiation,but they are not sufficient to cause periodontal destruction in themselves.

A) The first part of the statement is true,and the second part is false.
B) The first part of the statement is false,and the second part is true.
C) Both parts of the statement are true.
D) Both parts of the statement are false.

Answer 2

Both parts of the statement are true.

Question 3

Which of the following can be seen on a radiograph?

A) Mesial bone
B) Facial bone
C) Tooth mobility
D) Depth of interdental crater

Answer 3

Mesial bone

Question 4

Persons who smoke are more prone to periodontitis because smoking does which of the following?

A) Increases oxygen flow to the gingiva
B) Impairs neutrophil function
C) Causes vasodilation of blood vessels
D) Increases the growth of pathogenic microorganisms

Question 5

Which of the following is a modifiable risk factor associated with periodontitis?

A) Genetics
B) Previous history of periodontitis
C) Diabetes
D) Gender

Question 6

The client exhibits a periodontal pocket of 6 mm.The amount of recession is 2 mm,and the distance from the gingival margin to the mucogingival junction is 10 mm.The amount of attached gingiva present is _____ mm.

A) 2
B) 4
C) 6
D) 8

Question 7

In which lesion stage of the Page and Shroeder Model of Inflammation would acute disease be found?

A) Initial lesion
B) Early lesion
C) Established lesion
D) Advanced lesion

Question 8

What is the term for the vibration or movement of the teeth when in contacting positions?

A) Mobility
B) Primary occlusal trauma
C) Secondary occlusal trauma
D) Fremitus

Question 9

A healthy periodontium consists of four physical units: gingiva,cementum,and which of the following?

A) Masticatory mucosa and cancellous bone
B) Free marginal gingiva and dentin
C) Alveolar process and trabecular bone
D) Periodontal ligament and alveolar process

Question 10

Which of the following describes the shape of the interdental papillae in health?

A) Blunted
B) Edematous
C) Knifelike
D) Punched out

Question 11

Which of the following is a local contributing factor to periodontal disease?

A) Subgingival crown margin
B) Positive genotype status
C) Xerostomia
D) Immunosuppression

Question 12

All of the following categories of drugs can cause drug-influenced gingival enlargement except which one?

A) Calcium channel blockers
B) Antiseizure medications
C) Immunosuppressive drugs
D) Antiplatelet agents

Question 13

Which of the following microorganisms is frequently associated with localized aggressive periodontitis?

A) Tannerella forsythensis
B) Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans
C) Campylobacter rectus
D) Porphyromonas gingivalis

Question 14

Bleeding on probing is indicative of periodontal breakdown because bleeding indicates active inflammation.

A) The first part of the statement is true,and the second part of the statement is false.
B) The first part of the statement is false,and the second part is true.
C) Both parts of the statement are true.
D) Both parts of the statement are false.

Question 15

A cufflike band of squamous cell epithelium that completely encircles the tooth is:

A) Clinical attachment level
B) Alveolar mucosa
C) Junctional epithelium
D) Gingival sulcus

Question 16

On examination of the furca,the Nabers probe will go completely through the furcation that is covered by soft tissue.This is classified as which of the following furcation types?

A) I
B) II
C) III
D) IV

Question 17

Which of the following inflammatory mediators is overproduced in persons who test positive for the gene associated with advanced periodontal disease?

A) Prostaglandin E₂
B) Interleukin-1
C) Tumor necrosis factor
D) Lipopolysaccharide

Question 18

Clinical attachment level is determined by comparing the distance from the cementoenamel junction (CEJ)to which of the following?

A) Mucogingival junction
B) Base of the sulcus
C) Crest of the trabecular bone
D) Gingival margin

Question 19

When the junctional epithelium has migrated below the cementoenamel junction but remains above the crest of the alveolar bone,what type of pockets results?

A) Horizontal pockets
B) Pseudopockets
C) Suprabony pockets
D) Intrabony pockets

Question 20

In a healthy dentition,how many millimeters will the free gingiva be coronal to the cementoenamel junction?

A) 2
B) 4
C) 5
D) 6

Question 21

Periodontitis is a risk factor for all of the following systemic diseases and conditions except which one?

A) Respiratory disease
B) Myasthenia gravis
C) Coronary heart disease
D) Preterm birth delivery

Question 22

Gingivitis has progressed to periodontitis when:

A) Loss of alveolar bone occurs
B) Bleeding on probing intensifies
C) Probing depths are 5 mm
D) Junctional epithelium migrates coronally

Question 23

The space between the marginal gingiva and the tooth is the:

A) Attached gingiva
B) Gingival sulcus
C) Junctional epithelium
D) Basement lamina

Question 24

What type of periodontitis is slow forming,is found in an immunocompetent individual,and has an onset at around age 40?

A) Chronic
B) Aggressive
C) Refractory
D) Systemic

Question 25

Which of the following is an inflammatory cytokine related to collagen destruction in persons with periodontitis?

A) Interleukin I
B) Prostaglandin
C) Lipopolysaccharides
D) Matrix metalloproteinases