Chapter 16 Quizs

Loss of connective tissue attachment is associated with periodontitis and not gingivitis.

• True

• False

The presence of which of the following conditions indicates periodontitis rather than gingivitis?

• Inflammation

• Loss of attachment

• Tight adaptation of tissue to teeth

• Increased pocket depth without loss of attachment

Which of the following is the leading cause of tooth loss in adults?

• Grinding teeth (bruxing)

• Old age

• Periodontal diseases and dental caries

• Lack of home care

What does periodontal disease have a proven relationship with?

• liver failure.

• renal disease.

• several types of cancer.

• coronary artery disease.

It is important to document home care and that the patient has been informed about the potential for future periodontal disease if home care does not improve.

• True

• False

There is a great deal of variability in the susceptibility of an individual patient to periodontal disease and in successful outcomes of treatment.

• True

• False

Which of the following must be removed by the dentist or the dental hygienist with scaling instruments?

• Food debris

• Plaque

• Calculus

• Erythrosine stain

Which of the following is the part of the periodontium that connects the cementum covering the root of the tooth with the alveolar bone of the socket wall?

• Epithelial attachment

• Alveolar bone

• Periodontal ligament

• Periodontium

The reason why women with severe periodontal disease have a greater risk for preterm low-birth-weight (PLBW) babies is thought to be due to

• increased placental bacteremia causing the infant to reject the mother.

• certain biochemicals produced with periodontal disease, which can create hormones that cause early uterine contractions and labor.

• increased metabolic requirement due to bacterial load.

• the rise in basal metabolic rate due to the constant, chronic inflammatory response.

Which of the following is true of the association between smoking and periodontitis?

• Smoking appears to have an antibacterial effect and is associated with greater gingival and periodontal health.

• Periodontal treatments are less effective in smokers than in nonsmokers.

• Smokers have more gingival inflammation than nonsmokers.

• There is no association between smoking and periodontitis.