Perio Ch 4

What is gingivitis characterized by?

• Clinical attachment loss

• Alveolar and supporting bone loss

• Inflammation of the gingival tissues

• Destruction of gingival connective tissue

What is a distinguishing feature of periodontitis compared to gingivitis?

• No clinical attachment loss

• Clinical attachment loss

• No alveolar and supporting bone loss

• Inflammation of the gingival tissues without bone loss

What occurs following the destruction of gingival connective tissue in periodontitis?

• No clinical attachment loss

• Inflammation of the gingival tissues

• Apical migration of the junctional epithelium (JE)

• No alveolar and supporting bone loss

Which condition involves alveolar and supporting bone loss?

• Gingivitis

• Periodontitis

• Both gingivitis and periodontitis

• Neither gingivitis nor periodontitis

What processes are involved in periodontal tissue destruction?

• Inflammatory process only

• Immune process only

• Both inflammatory and immune processes

• Neither inflammatory nor immune processes

What is a characteristic of periodontal disease activity?

• Repair of connective tissue

• Ongoing gain of clinical connective tissue attachment

• Ongoing loss of clinical connective tissue attachment and bone

• Decrease in immune response

What is involved in the inflammatory and immune process of periodontal disease?

• Pathogen defense cells

• Host defense cells

• Foreign defense cells

• Bacterial defense cells

Which cells are specifically mentioned as part of the host defense in periodontal disease?

• Lymphocytes

• Erythrocytes

• PMNs

• Platelets

What does the detection of attachment loss indicate in the context of periodontal disease?

• Healing process

• Disease activity

• Tissue regeneration

• Immune system efficiency

Which of the following is NOT a factor in the progression into periodontitis according to the learning material?

• Bacteria

• Conducive environment

• Host response

• Dietary habits