P1-PERIO SAS 7- DENTAL CALCULUS

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DENTAL CALCULUS

ADHERENT, CALCIFIED MASS ON TOOTH SURFACE & DENTAL APPLIANCES

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VITAL, TIGHTLY ADHERENT, NOMINERALIZED PLAQUE

DENTAL CALCULUS IS COVERED ON THE EXTERNAL SURFACE BY?

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SUPRA & SUB

TYPES OF DENTAL CALCULUS IN RELATION TO THE MARGINAL GINGIVA

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SUPRAGINGIVAL CALCULUS

- CALCULUS ON CLINICAL CROWNS OF THE TEETH

- CLINICALLY VISIBLE

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ABOVE THE FREE GINGIVAL MARGIN

SUPRAGINGIVAL CALCULUS IS SEEN WHERE?

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SALIVARY CALCULUS

> bc it forms from saliva

SUPRAGINGIVAL CALCULUS IS ALSO CALLED?

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WHITE-YELLOW

COLOR OF SUPRAGINGIVAL CAL

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HARD & CLAY LIKE

CONSISTENCY OF SUPRAGINGIVAL CAL

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SALIVA

SUPRAGINGIVAL CAL IS MINERALIZED VIA?

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SUBGINGIVAL CAL

FORMED ON THE ROOT SURFACES

NOT CLINICALLY VISIBLE

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BELOW THE FREE GINGIVAL MARGIN

SUBGINGIVAL CAL IS SEEN WHERE?

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SERUMAL CALCULUS

> bc it is formed from GINGIVAL EXUDATES

OTHER TERM FOR SUBGINGIVAL CALCULUS

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DARK BROWN OR GREENISH BLACK

COLOR OF SUBGINGIVAL CAL

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GCF

SUBGINGIVAL IS MINERALIZED VIA?

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WHARTON'S

BARTHOLIN'S

STENSON'S

WHAT ARE THE 3 SALIVARY DUCTS INVOLVED IN SUPRAGINGIVAL CAL FORMATION

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LINGUAL SURFACE OF MN. ANTERIOR

BUCCAL SURFACE OF MX. MOLARS

WHAT AREAS ARE SUPRAGINGIVAL CAL MOST ABUNDANT?

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WHARTON'S AND BARTHOLIN'S DUCT

THE SALIVARY DUCTS OPPOSITE ON THE LINGUAL SURFACE OF MN. ANTERIORS?

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STENSON'S DUCT

THE SALIVARY DUCT OPPOSITE ON THE MX. MOLARS

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RING- LIKE OR LEDGE -LIKE

CRUSTY, SPINY, NODULAR DEPOSITS

MOST COMMON MORPHOLOGIC FORM OF SUBGINGIVAL CALCULUS

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CRYSTALLINE

2/3RDS OF THE INORGANIC COMPONENT OF DENTAL CALCULUS IS IN WHAT STRUCTURE?

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HYDROXYAPATITE

MAGNESIUM WHITLOCKITE

OCTACALCIUM PHOSPHATE

BRUSHITE

WHAT ARE THE MAIN CRYSTAL FORM OF DENTAL CALCULUS?

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ZINC

STRONTIUM

BROMINE

COPPER

MANGANESE

GOLD

ALUMINUM

TRACES OF THESE ELEMENTS ARE ALSO SEEN IN THE COMPOSITION OF CALCULUS

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> ATTACHMENT BY ORGANIC PELLICLE

>MECHANICAL INTERLOCKING (RESORPTION LACUNAE & CARIES)

> PENETRATION OF CALCULUS BACT INTO CEMENTUM

> CLOSE ADAPTATION OF CALCULUS UNDER SURFACE DEPRESSION TO THE UNALTERED CEMENTUM

4 ATTACHMENTS OF CALCULUS TO TOOTH SURFACE

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CALCULOCEMENTUM

A CALCULUS EMBEDDED DEEPLY INTO THE CEMENTUM IS CALLED?

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MORE BRUSHITE & OCTACALCIUM PHOSPHATE - SUPRA

LESS BRUSHITE & OCTACALCIUM PHOSPHATE - SUB

LESS MAGNESIUM WHITLOCKITE - SUPRA

MORE MAGNESIUM WHITLOCKITE - SUB

DIFFERENCES OF SUPRA AND SUB IN COMPOSITION

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PRESENT IN SUPRA

ABSENT IN SUB

DIFFERENCES OF SUPRA & SUB IN SALIVARY PROTEINTS

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LESSER IN SUPRA

INCREASES W/ THE DEPTH OF THE POCKET IN SUB

DIFFERENCES IN SODIUM CONTENT OF SUPRA & SUB

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MINERAL SALTS

CALCULUS IS FORMED BY THE PRECIPITATION OF WHAT?

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BETWEEN THE 1ST AND 14TH DAY OF PLAQUE FORMATION

WHEN DOES A DENTAL CALCULUS START FORMING?

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2 (WTF)

HOW MANY DAYS WILL IT TAKE TO MINERALIZED 50% OF PLAQUE?

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60 - 90%

IN 12 DAYS HOW MANY PERCENT OF PLAQUE GETS MINERALIZED?

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CALCIFICATION

THIS STARTS IN SEPARATE FOCI ON THE INNER SURFACE OF THE PLAQUE

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10 WEEKS & 6 MONTHS

CALCULUS FORMATION CONTINUES UNTIL IT REACHES MAXIMUM LEVELS IN ABOUT HOW MANY DAYS?

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REVERSAL PHENOMENON

A DECLINE IN CALCULUS FORMATION AFTER REACHING MAX. LEVEL DUE TO MECHANICAL WEAR FROM FOOD, LIPS CHEEKS & TONGUE IS CALLED?

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BOOSTER MECHANISM

A theory where precipitation of calcium phosphate salts results from a local rise in the pH of saliva

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LOSS OF CARBON DIOXIDE

PRODUCTION OF AMMONIA

WHAT ARE THE FACTORS THAT CAN LEAD TO THE RISE IN PH LEVEL?

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COLLOIDAL PROTEINS IN SALIVA

They bind to calcium and phosphate ions, creating a supersaturated solution that precipitates when saliva stagnates

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HYDROLYZES ORGANIC PHOSPHATE IN SALIVA = INCREASE THE CONCENTRATION OF FREE PHOSPHATE IONS

ROLE OF PHOSPHATASE IN THE PRECIPITATION OF CALCIUM PHOSPHATE SALTS

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EPITACTIC CONCEPT

A theory suggesting that seeding agents induce small foci of calcification, which coalesce to form calculus.

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HETEROGENOUS NUCLEATION

OTHER TERM FOR EPITACTIC CONCEPT

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INTERCELLULAR MATRIX OF PLAQUE

CARBOHYDRATE PROTEIN COMPLEXES

PLAQUE BACTERIA

SUSPECTED SEEDING AGENTS IN EPITATIC CONCEPT

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INHIBITION THEORY

WHAT THEORY: Calcification occurs only at specific sites due to the presence of an inhibiting mechanism at non-calcifying sites.

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PYROPHOSPHATE

THIS AGENT INHIBITS CALCULUS FORMATION

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PREVENTS GROWTH BY "POISONING" THE GROWTH CENTERS OF THE CRYSTAL

How does pyrophosphate prevent calculus formation according to the "Inhibition theory"?

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CALCULUS WAS THE PRINCIPLE ETIOLOGIC FACTOR IN PERIODONTAL DISEASE

What was the traditional belief about the role of calculus in periodontal diseases before the 1960s?

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IATROGENIC FACTORS

THIS IS A COMMON CAUSE OF GINGIVAL INFLAMMATION AND PERIODONTAL DESTRUCTION BECAUSE OF THE "FAULTS" IN DENTAL RESTORATION & PROSTHESIS

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MARGINS OF THE RESTO

CONTOURS & OVERHANGING DENTAL RESTO

OCCLUSION

DENTAL MATERIALS

DESIGN OF RPD

RESTORATIVE PROCEDURES

THE 6 CHARACTERISTICS OF RESTORATION THAT ARE IMPORTANT FROM PERIODONTAL POV

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BIOLOGIC WIDTH

THIS IS THE DIMENSION OF THE SOFT TISSUE. WHICH IS ATTACHED TO THE PORTION OF THE TOOTH CORONAL TO THE CREST OF THE ALVEOLAR BONE

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EPITHELIAL & CONNECTIVE TISSUE MEASUREMENT; 2.04mm

THE BIOLOGIC WIDTH IS THE SUM OF ________ AND STATED TO BE _______

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OCCLUSAL ADJUSTMENT

CONTRAINDICATED IN THE TREATMENT OF BRUXISM

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TONGUE THRUSTING

FORCEFUL WEDGING OF THE TONGUE AGAINST THE TEETH

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PLUNGER CUSPS

cusps that tend to forcibly wedge food into interproximal spaces

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MATERIAL ALBA

SOFT WHITE CHEESE LIKE DEPOSITS ON THE TEETH; CAN BE EASILY REMOVE

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EXTRINSIC STAIN

DO NOT CONTRIBUTE TO GINGIVAL INFLAMMATION ONLY AN ESTHETIC CONCERN

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ORANGE

EXTRINSIC STAIN IN ANTERIOR TEETH DUE TO POOR ORAL HYGIENE

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BROWN

COLOR STAIN OF DARK COLORED BEVERAGES

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DARK BROWN/BLACK

COLOR STAIN OF TOBACCO USE

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YELLOW BROWN

COLOR STAIN OF CHX AND STANNOUS FLUORIDE

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BLACK

COLOR STAIN OF CONSUMPTION OF IRON

> thin lines on cervical 3rd

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GREEN & YELLOW

COLOR STAIN OF CHROMOGENIC BACTERIA

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BLUISH GREEN

COLOR STAIN OF METALLIC DUST

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WAERHAUG (1978)

DEMONSTRATED THAT SUBGINGIVAL RESTORATIONS ARE PLAQUE RETENTIVE AREAS THAT ARE INACCESSIBLE TO SCALING INSTRUMENTS

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= FLAT NOT FAT

<0.5mm WIDER THAN THE CEJ & FURCATION AREAS

- FLUTED/BARRELED OUT

ACCORDING TO BECKER AND KALDAHL (1981) BUCCAL & LINGUAL CROWN CONTOURS SHOULD BE _________

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GIC - bc of fluoride content

PORCELAIN - bc of the highly-polished surface

2 restorative/dental materials that is acceptable from a periodontal POV

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primary trauma from occlusion

the type of tissue injury from a poorly constructed restoration that can cause occlusal disharmony

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FPD

This prosthesis is more acceptable than RPD in a periodontal POV

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food impaction

forceful wedging of food into the periodontium by occlusal forces

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loss of proximal contact

one of the most common cause for food impaction

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lateral food impaction

what type of food impaction will occur when the gingiva is enlarged by periodontitis or by recession

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third molars

extraction of this tooth results in vertical defects distal to the 2nd molar and appears more often in people OVER 25 yrs old than those younger than 25

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inflammation of palatal mucosa

open bite leads to?

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plaque accumulation & PERIODONTAL ATROPHY

deep bites leads to?

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INJURY to periodontium

occlusal disharmony leads to?

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GINGIVAL RECESSION

FACIALLY- displaced teeth leads to?

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difficulty of plaque control

irregular alignment of teeth & spacing between teeth leads to?

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mouth breathing

this habit is often associated with gingivitis

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erythema, edema, enlargement, and diffuse shiny appearance

What are the gingival changes associated w/ MOUTH BREATHING

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tongue thrusting

An important contributing factor in the PATHOLOGIC TOOTH MIGRATION

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GINGIVITIS TOXICA

This type of gingivitis seen in people who CHEW TOBACCO; characterized by the destruction of the gingiva & alveolar bone loss

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toothbrush trauma

type of trauma that causes acute or chronic gingival changes

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TOOTH BRISTLES embedded and retained on the gingiva

common cause of the ACUTE GINGIVAL ABSCESS

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BRUXISM

CLENCHING

what are the occlusal neurosis or parafunctional habits

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bruxism

clenching and grinding of teeth when the individual is not eating

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clenching

closure of the jaws under VERTICAL PRESSURE

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NOCTURNAL/ NONSTRESS BRUXISM

DIURNAL/ STRESS BRUXISM

2 types of bruxism

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FACET PATTERNS

the clinical feature of bruxism and is used for diagnosing

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REM (RAPID EYE MOVEMENT)

according to sleep studies the bruxism that happens during this state of sleep is the MOST DAMAGING

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maxillary stabilization appliance

most effective means of treating bruxism and ideal for nocturnal bruxism