Pathogenesis
The cell type that is first to respond to inflammatory insult.
What is a neutrophil?
This non-surgical treatment involves cleaning below the gingival margin to remove plaque and calculus, helping to prevent periodontal disease progression.
What is scaling and root planing?
This procedure In this procedure, the gingival flap is lifted to allow access to the bone, which is then reshaped to reduce pockets or regenerate bone.
What is osseous surgery?
This systemic condition is linked to periodontal disease progression and may require more frequent maintenance visits.
What is diabetes?
This lesion establishes irreversible disease process.
What is advanced lesion?
This surgical procedure involves elevating the gingival flap to gain access to the roots for cleaning.
What is gingival flap surgery?
This surgery may be required when there’s severe bone loss, and involves transplanting bone from another part of the patient’s body to the affected area.
What is autograft?
Patients with more severe periodontitis may need more frequent visits, sometimes every this many months, to prevent disease recurrence.
What is 3 months?
The cell type that predominates during the irreversible pathogenesis of periodontal disease.
What is plasma cell?
This therapy uses controlled delivery of antibiotics directly to periodontal pockets to treat bacterial infections.
What is local drug delivery therapy?
This material, often used in guided tissue regeneration procedures, helps prevent epithelial tissue from invading the surgical site, allowing bone and connective tissue to regenerate.
What is barrier membrane?
If this is not maintained or controlled, it can lead to the failure of periodontal treatment and an increased risk of disease recurrence.
What is poor oral hygiene?
This type of bacteria, often found in the subgingival plaque of patients with periodontitis, is considered particularly pathogenic.
What is Porphyromas gingivalis?
This therapy involves the use of an antibiotic to reduce the activity of matrix metalloproteinases and inhibit further tissue destruction.
What is systemic antibiotic therapy?
This type of flap design takes into account the position of papilla before incision.
What is papilla preservation flap?
This action is recommended for patients who are non-compliant with maintenance therapy, as it can help to re-establish good oral hygiene practices.
What is patient education?
In periodontitis, this molecule, produced by the body’s immune cells, is responsible for breaking down the connective tissue and bone.
What is MMP?
This type of bone grafting procedure involves the use of bone graft to regenerate lost periodontium in the area of periodontal defects.
What is guided tissue regeneration?
This type of soft tissue graft uses epithelial and subepithelial connective tissue transplated to a site for recession management.
What is free gingival graft?
When crestal bone changes are noted around dental implant after 4 months in function.
What is physiological bone remodelling?