Deck 7: Gingival Diseases

Question 1

Which of the following viral diseases is listed as gingival disease of viral origin?

A)Primary herpetic gingivostomatitis
B)Hereditary gingival fibromatosis
C)Pemphigoid
D)Pemphigus vulgaris
E)Linear gingival erythema

Answer 1

Primary herpetic gingivostomatitis

Question 2

Which of the following cells make up the protective wall between the plaque mass and the junctional epithelium?

A)Neutrophils
B)Plasma cells
C)B-lymphocytes
D)T-lymphocytes

Answer 2

Neutrophils

Question 3

All of the following statements are true concerning diabetes mellitus except one. Which one is the exception?

A)It presents an important risk factor for gingivitis.
B)It presents an important risk factor for periodontitis.
C)It results in viral infections.
D)It results in hypoglycemia.
E)It alters wound healing.

Answer 3

It results in hypoglycemia.

Question 4

Which of the following risk factors is primarily associated with gingivitis?

A)Dental biofilms
B)Dental calculus
C)Systemic medication
D)Viral diseases
E)Fungal diseases

Question 5

The inflammatory cells involved in the host's response come from

A)blood vessels in the connective tissue.
B)lymph nodes in the tissue.
C)alveolar bone.
D)periodontal ligament.
E)cementum.

Question 6

Which of the following terms describes the gingival condition of a patient taking nifedipine?

A)Loss of attachment
B)Gingival enlargement
C)Bone loss
D)A periodontal pocket

Question 7

In which of the following stages is the B-cell found?

A)Initial and early
B)Early and established
C)Established and advanced
D)Initial and advanced
E)Early and advanced

Question 8

What percentage of collagen is lost in the connective tissue during the early lesion?

A)10-20
B)30-40
C)50-60
D)60-70
E)70-80

Question 9

Which of the following statements describes a gingival pocket?

A)Sometimes referred to as a periodontal pocket
B)Bone loss is present.
C)Gingival enlargement
D)Attachment loss is present.

Question 10

Which of the following is true about the host response to gingival inflammation?

A)First response is an acute vasodilation.
B)Migration of lymphocytes
C)Increased number of fibroblasts
D)Decreased movement of immune cells

Question 11

In which stage of gingival inflammation is bleeding on probing seen?

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

Question 12

Which of the following bacteria has been implicated in pregnancy gingivitis?

A)Prevotella intermedia
B)Porphyromonas gingivalis
C)Aggregator actinomycetemcomitans
D)Streptococcus mutans

Question 13

All of the following conditions are classified (AAP Classification 1999)as gingival diseases except one. Which one is the exception?

A)Malnutrition
B)Allergic reactions
C)Lupus erythematosus
D)Physical injury
E)Pericoronal abscess

Question 14

In which of the following lesions does clinical gingivitis first appear?

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

Question 15

Vascular changes during gingivitis occur in the

A)oral epithelium.
B)sulcular epithelium.
C)lamina propria.
D)lamina dura.
E)periodontal ligament.

Question 16

Which of the following terms is used to describe a gingival condition that is of long duration to only a few anterior teeth?

A)Acute, localized
B)Acute, generalized
C)Chronic, localized
D)Chronic, generalized

Question 17

All of the following classifications are listed as gingival diseases modified by medications except one. Which one is the exception?

A)Gingival enlargements
B)Oral contraceptive-associated gingivitis
C)Drug-influenced gingivitis
D)Recurrent oral herpes

Question 18

All of the following are local factors associated with gingival diseases except one. Which one is the exception?

A)Medications
B)Dental restorative materials
C)Systemic diseases
D)Occlusal trauma
E)Fungal infections

Question 19

Which of the following microorganisms is associated with puberty gingivitis?

A)Prevotella intermedia
B)Porphyromonas gingivalis
C)Streptococcus mutans
D)Treponema denticola
E)Staphylococcus aureus

Question 20

Gingivitis is a disease affecting the soft tissues because the inflammatory infiltrate is confined to the gingival.

A)Both statement and reason are correct.
B)Both statement and reason are incorrect.
C)The statement is correct, but the reason is incorrect.
D)The statement is incorrect, but the reason is correct.

Question 21

Migration of polymorphonuclear leukocytes

Question 22

Discuss the importance of including a classification of gingival diseases in the newest 1999 Academy of Periodontology Classification of Periodontal Diseases.

Question 23

List the type of histopathologic lesion , associated with the following statements.

-Migration of polymorphonuclear leukocytes

A)initial
B)early
C)established
D)advanced

Question 24

The ________ lesion is considered to be chronic gingivitis.

Question 25

The initial lesion is ________ dominated.

Question 26

Destruction of connective tissue attachment

Question 27

A 22-year-old male patient has not brushed his teeth for the past 2 weeks because he is too busy with school. What are the histopathologic/inflammatory and immune changes that are occurring in the tissues?

Question 28

Page and Schroeder's Stages of Histopathogenesis of periodontal diseases were based on ________ models.

Question 29

B-lymphocytes predominate in the body's response to ________.

Question 30

Predominated by plasma cells and B-lymphocytes

Question 31

The ________ lesion is T-cell dominated.

Question 32

Occurs about 7 days after plaque accumulation