Anatomy & Function
Masticatory mucosa contains this type of cell in the outer (superficial) layer. The cells are not viable because they are flattened and have no nucleus, but provide a protective layer to the tissue.
What is keratin (or keratinized)?
This is responsible for almost all of the tissue damage caused during periodontitis
What is the host immune response?
This GROUP of bacteria is closely associated with chronic periodontitis
What is Red Complex bacteria?
This immune cell is most predominant in the infiltration of connective tissues.
What is a neutrophil?
Calculus deposits, overhang, and crowding are examples of this type of risk factor for periodontitis.
What is a local factor?
This condition is seen to some extent in almost all elderly patients and is usually a direct result of the cumulative effects of bacteria and trauma
What is gingival recession?
This refers to tissues being examined at the cellular level.
What is histological?
This bacteria, associated with chronic periodontitis, is known to be toxin-producing.
What is P. gingivalis (Porphyromonas gingivalis)
This white blood cell is recognized by its dense and distinct granules, which appear dark purple after Gram staining.
What are basophils?
What is a systemic risk factor?
This clinical sign indicates that bacteria is present and causing an inflammatory lesion.
What is bleeding (or bleeding on probing)?
The way a disease begins and progresses (origination and development of the disease)
What is Pathogenesis?
These have thin cell membranes with Lipopolysaccharides (LPS) which trigger immune response.
What are Gram negative bacteria?
These white blood cells are associated with allergic reactions, and appears both purple and red after Gram staining.
What are eosinophils?
This endocrine disease is the most impactful systemic risk factor for periodontitis.
What is Diabetes mellitus?
These gingival fibers attach gingiva to cementum (or cementum to gingiva).
What are dentogingival fibers?
This describes the number of healthy individuals who contract a disease during a specified (current) time period.
What is incidence?
These three (3) organisms make up the Red Complex bacteria
What are: Porphyromonas gingivalis, Treponema denticola, and Tannerella forsythia?
These are the 2 primary classifications of leukocytes by shape of nucleus
What are mononucleic and polymorphonucleic (PMN)?
This pale appearance and firm texture of gingiva is the result of poorly resolved inflammation in smokers.
What is fibrosis (or fibrotic)?
This term refers to the structures that attach epithelial cells to a basal membrane.
What are hemidesmosomes?
This characteristic of a test for disease means that the healthy people in a population are correctly identified as NOT having the disease. (No false positives)
What is specificity?
This bacteria is strongly associated with aggressive periodontitis.
What is Aa (Aggregatibactor actinomycetemcomitons)
These two (2) body responses to inflammation, cause redness and swelling.
What are: Vascular dilation and increased blood flow?
This condition that results from decreased insulin production or function, contributes to the changes to oral flora in diabetics.
What is Hyperglycemia?