✨✨✨Chapter 7 morph (@hell0kittyx0)

1. Which of the following does NOT describe healthy gingiva?

A. Healthy sulcus depths tend to be 3 mm or less.

B. Margins are knife-edged in profile.

C. Surface texture is smooth and shiny.

D. Consistency is resilient and firm.

E. Color is coral pink or pink (possibly with melanin).

C

2. Which term is used to describe a lack of attached gingiva?

A. Gingival recession

B. Tooth mobility

C. Probe depths greater than 3 mm

D. Mucogingival defect

E. Furcation involvement

D

3. Which of the following descriptors does NOT apply to normal, healthy gingiva?

A. Coral pink or pink with masking melanin

B. Resilient

C. Stippled

D. Spongy

E. Knife-edged in profile

D

4. What is the depth of the gingival sulcus in healthy gingiva?

A. Less than 1 mm

B. 1 to 3 mm

C. 2 to 5 mm

D. 3 to 7 mm

E. Greater than 5 mm

B

5. What is the junction between the attached gingiva and the alveolar mucosa called?

A. Mucogingival junction

B. Free gingival groove

C. Connective tissue attachment

D. Junctional epithelium

E. Gingival sulcus

A

6. Which characteristic does NOT apply to normal, healthy gingiva?

A. The consistency is firm and resilient.

B. Only slight bleeding occurs upon probing with a periodontal probe.

C. The color is coral pink, possibly masked by melanin.

D. The texture is stippled (somewhat like an orange peel).

E. Margins are knife-edged in profile. .

B

7. When an isolated area of tooth root has no bone covering it, what is this condition called?

A. Dehiscence

B. Furcation involvement

C. Gingival recession

D. Exostosis

E. Periapical involvement

A