Sherman, set the wayback machine to....
Per-ē-ō-ˈdän-ch(ē-)əm and the host response
Good bugs/Bad bugs
Only floss the ones you wish to keep...
Perio pearls
100
Irene Newman
Who was the first dental hygienist?
100
Anaphylaxis or Type I Cytotoxic or Type II Immune complex or Type III Cell mediated or Type IV
What are the four types of hypersensitivity reactions?
100
Anaerobe
What is the name for the type of bacteria that do not need oxygen to grow?
100
Brown stain
What is the most commonly occurring stain?
100
Localized, generalized, marginal/papillary, slight, moderate, severe
What are some terms used to describe the gingiva?
200
Pierre Fauchard
Who is called the father of dentistry?
200
Lipopolysacharides
What is released when a gram negative cell wall is disrupted?
200
Anaerobes and gram-negative organisms
What are the predominate organisms that appear in chronic periodontitis?
200
These types of abscesses frequently occur in deepened pockets most often in patients with chronic periodontitis
What is a periodontal abscess?
200
Rapidly progressing periodontitis Localized juvenile periodontitis Refractory periodontitis
What some forms of aggressive periodontitis
300
Siwak
What was the name for an early type of toothbrush?
300
Gingiva, periodontal ligament, cementum and alveolar bone.
What are the tissues that make up the periodontium?
300
An amorphous and tenacious film that attaches to the tooth surface.
What is acquired pellicle?
400
1913
What was the year that the first school for dental hygienists was established?
400
Chemotaxis
What is the term for the signaling process that attracts inflammatory cells are to an area of the body by stimuli like trauma?
400
An accumulation of microbes on the surface of the teeth or other solid oral structure, not easily removed by rinsing.
What is dental plaque biofilm?
400
Probing depths, bleeding upon probing, and effectiveness of plaque biofilm control
What factors are considered when determining periodontal maintenance intervals?
400
Dental plaque biofilm
What is the principle etiologic agent of periodontitis?
500
Periodontoclasia
What was an early name for periodontal disease?
500
Polymorphonuclear leukocytes
What type of cells provide the principle defense in acute inflammation?
500
The concept of particular periodontal pathogens having an association with different periodontal diseases.
What is the specific plaque hypothesis?
500
The active ingredient in dental care products that reduces the formation of new supragingival calculus.
What is Pyrophosphate?
500
Lamina dura
What is the thin, radiopaque bone that follows the outline of the root of a tooth in a radiograph?