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Periodontal dressing is kept in place for how many days...
7
Give me 3 symptoms of periodontal disease
bleeding gums, periodontal formation, and inflamed gums
Removing deposits from above and just slightly below the gingival margins is termed......
routine prophylaxis
During periodontal probing, how many sites are probed on each tooth....
six
Which instrument is used to mark the outside of the periodontal pocket....
pocket marker
In regard to tooth mobility a "3" indicates...
Severe mobility
Which type of cleaning aids should be used to clean large interdental spaces or around fixed appliances...
Three items
Bridges cleaners, soft wooded tips, interproximal brushes.
Which hand instrument is used to remove subgingival calculus
Curette
Systemic factors for periodontal diseases include...
Hormonal changes, certain diseases, and certain medications
Approximately _____ out of 4 adults will experience some degree of periodontal problems at some time in their lives
3
What is used to remove gingival tissue during periodontal surgery...
Give me three items
1. Periodontal knives, gingivectory knives, Bard-Parker scalpels
Gracey curettes are designed to be used (where in the mouth)
in specific areas of the mouth only
Bone resorption in which there is equal crest bone loss on the mesial and distal surfaces of proximal teeth is termed
Horizontal bone resorption
Bone resorption found on individual teeth on one interproximal surface is termed
vertical bone resorption