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112- Exam 1
SCC Fellman
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Dentistry
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02/02/2016

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Term
What is the singular for bacteria
Definition
bacterium
Term
what is the tough protective layer that encloses neary all bacteria?
Definition
cell wall
Term
What technique is used to classify bacteria
Definition
gram staining
Term
Are gram positive bacteria pink or purple?
Definition
purple
Term
How many cell membranes do gram positive bacteria have?
Definition
One
Term
Which bacteria (+/-) are associated with periodontal health
Definition
gram positive
Term
Are gram negative bacteria pink or purple?
Definition
pink/red
Term
How many cell membranes do gram negative bacteria have?
Definition
2- double
Term
Which bacteria (+/-) are associated with periodontits
Definition
gram negative
Term
What type of bacteria require oxygen to live?
Definition
aerobic
Term
which type of bacteria cannot live in the presence of oxygen?
Definition
anaerobic
Term
Which type of bacteria can live with or without oxygen
Definition
facultative anaerobic
Term
Do the majority of all bacteria living on earth live as attached or free floating?
Definition
attached
Term
What are some examples of biofilms?
Definition
fish tanks
slime that clogs the sink drain
slimy rocks in a stream
Term
What are 5 medically significant biofilms?
Definition
medical and dental implants
contact lens cases
pacemakers
artificial joints
teeth
Term
What percent of diseases are caused by biofilm
Definition
65%
Term
What are 4 examples of diseases that may be biofilm induced
Definition
TB
cystic fibrosis
subacute bacterial endocarditis
periodontal disease
Term
What are the 3 stages of a biofilm life cycle?
Definition
attachment
growth
detachment
Term
what is the film secreted by bacteria during the growth phase of the life cycle?
Definition
extracellular slime layer
Term
What force causes bacteria within a biofilm to collide more frequently which increases the spread of genes and leads to constantly evolving biofilm qualities?
Definition
Fluid forces of saliva/ GCF (gingival crevicular fluid)
Term
What biofilm structure allows for nutrient and oxygen delivery to bacteria and removes waste products?
Definition
fluid channels
Term
What form of communication do biofilm bacteria use?
Definition
chemical
Term
What are the 5 phases of biofilm development? (4A and 4B)
Definition
1. Film Coating
2. Initial attachment to pellicle
3. new bacteria join in
4A. slime layer formation
4B. Microcolony formation
5. mature dental plaque biofilm
Term
What is the film coating that forms during the 1st phase of biofilm development?
Definition
acquired pellicle
Term
What is the purpose of the acquired pellicle?
Definition
protect the enamel from acid
Term
What trait of acquired pellicle helps facilitate bacterial adhesion to the tooth?
Definition
changes the charge of the tooth
Term
What are the hair like structures that enable bacteria to attach to the acquired pellicle?
Definition
fimbriae
Term
What do bacteria do during phase 3 of biofilm development?
Definition
signal other free floating bacteria to join the biofilm
Term
What stimulates bacteria to extreme the extracellular slime later?
Definition
attachment to the tooth surface
Term
What is occurring during microbiology formation of biofilm development?
Definition
bacterial proliferation and growth away from tooth surface
Term
What are periods when specific bacterial species or groups of species grow at rapidly accelerated rates?
Definition
bacterial bloom
Term
What phase of biofilm development is characterized by formation of a mushroom shaped micro colony that is attached to the tooth surface by a narrow base?
Definition
phase 5- mature biofilm development
Term
what protects biofilm bacteria from drugs and leukocytes
Definition
extracellular slime layer
Term
What bacteria in a biofilm do antibiotics work ok?
Definition
external bacteria that are active and reproducing
Term
When a course of antibiotics is finished, what bacteria reactivate?
Definition
Deepest biofilm layers that were previously dormant
Term
What is the different in protein production between attached and free floating bacteria?
Definition
attached biofilm bacteria produce 100's of more proteins than free floating bacteria
Term
What is the best form of biofilm control?
Definition
physical disruption (brushing, flossing, instrumentation)
Term
How many bacteria can be culture from a healthy sulcus?
Definition
100-1,000
Term
What is the composition of bacteria in healthy sulci?
Definition
GRAM + nonmotile

75% gram + facultative rods and cocci
most are nonmotile
Term
How many bacteria can be cultured from a pocket with gingivitis?
Definition
1,000-100,000
Term
What is the composition of bacteria in gingivitis sulci
Definition
equal Gram+ and Gram-

40% Gram- rods
Term
How many bacteria can be culture from a tooth surface with periodontitis?
Definition
100,000 - 100,000,000
Term
What is the composition of bacteria in periodontitis?
Definition
gram - motile bacteria
Term
What are 3 periodontal disease bacteria as identified by The World Workshop in Periodontology
Definition
Aa- aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans
Tf- Tannerella forsynthia
Pg- Porphyromonas gingivalis
Term
Which bacteria is strongly associated with aggressive periodontitis and is capable of destroying gingival CT and bone?
Definition
Aa- aggregatibacter Actinomycetemcomitans
Term
Which bacteria is the most significant risk factor that distinguishes people with periodontitis from those who are healthy?
Definition
Tf- Tannerelia Forsythia
Term
which bacteria is frequently found in aggressive forms of periodontitis and is usually seen at disease sites that are worsening (pockets or bone loss getting worse)
Definition
Pg- porphyromonas Gingivalis
Term
Which bacteria inhibits the migration of PMNs across the epithelial border?
Definition
Pg- porphyromonas Gingivalis
Term
What is the transfer of periodontal pathogens from the oral cavity of one person to another?
Definition
transmission
Term
Parents and children in the same family have been shown to have identical strains of which bacteria?
Definition
Ag and Pg
Term
are periodontal diseases communicable?
Definition
no
Term
What is a disease that may be passed from one person to another by direct or indirect contact via substances or inanimate objects?
Definition
communicable
Term
What are the 3 zones of plaque biofilm
Definition
1. Tooth-attached plaque (tooth)
2. epithelial attached plaque (lining of periodontal pocket)
3. unattached plaque- free floating
Term
Where is tooth attached plaque usually found?
Definition
below gingival margin to the JE
Term
Tooth attached plaque can be found in what hard tooth structure?
Definition
dentinal tubules of the cementum
Term
What type of bacteria are primarily found in tooth attached plaque?
Definition
filamentous cocci and rods
Term
Where is tissue attached biofilm usually found? What deeper structure can these bacteria move to?
Definition
epithelium of the pocket wall--> can invade CT and be found on the surface of alveolar bone
Term
What type of bacteria are primarily found in tissue attached bacteria?
Definition
spirochetes and flagellated bacteria
Term
which zone of biofilm attachment is the most damaging to periodontal tissues?
Definition
tissue attached
Term
What is the primary cause of destruction seen in periodontitis?
Definition
the body's immune response to plaque biofilm (inflammation)
Term
What is the term for mechanisms that enable the bacteria to colonize and invade the tissues of the periodontium
Definition
virulence factors
Term
What are the two types of virulence factors
Definition
the characteristics of bacteria themselves
products produced by the bacteria
Term
What allows bacteria to actively penetrate the epithelium lining of the pocket wall and enter the gingiva connective tissue
Definition
bacterial invasion factors
Term
What structures are found on the bacterial cell membranes
Definition
peptides
Term
What are harmful proteins released from the bacterial cell
Definition
exotoxins
Term
What is the study of health and disease within a total population?
Definition
epidemiology
Term
What is a factor that increases an individuals susceptibility to a disease?
Definition
risk factor
Term
What is the term for the number of all cases of a disease that are identified in a specific population at a given point in time?
Definition
Disease prevalence
Term
What is the term for the number of NEW cases in a population that occur over a period of time?
Definition
incidence
Term
What is used to measure prevalence and incidence of disease?
Definition
indices
Term
What are 5 examples of indices used to measure periodontal disease prevalence?
Definition
CPITN (community & perio index of tx needs)
EIBI (Eastman interdental Bleeding index)
GBI (gingival bleeding index)
GI (gingival index)
PSR (perio screening and recording)
Term
What is the prevalence of perio disease in individuals 45-80?
Definition
90%
Term
T/F- There is a greater incidence of perio disease in people with lower levels of education?
Definition
true
Term
Do males or females have a greater risk for perio disease?
Definition
males
Term
What are 5 examples of variables associated with higher prevalence of perio disease?
Definition
gender (males)
education (lower)
socioeconomic status (lower)
age (older)
access to dental care
Term
Identifying perio disease requires considering multiple factors. What are some clinic variables clinicians look for?
Definition
tissue color changes and swelling
bone loss
degree of bleeding
probing depths
Term
What is the leading cause of tooth loss in adults over the age of 45?
Definition
periodontal disease
Term
What is the sequence of events that occur during the development of disease or abnormal conditions
Definition
pathogensis
Term
What are the two types of periodontal disease?
Definition
gingivitis
periodontitis
Term
What is a reversible bacterial infection that is confined to the gingiva?
Definition
gingivitis
Term
Bone loss usually begins occurring with probe readings of how many mm's?
Definition
5 mm
Term
What is an irreversible infection of all parts of the periodontium?
Definition
periodontitis
Term
What are the 4 components of the periodontium?
Definition
gingiva
PDL
bone
cementum
Term
What is the clinical picture of oral health?
Definition
pink
firm
no bleeding
Term
What is the histological picture of oral health?
Definition
JE coronal to CEJ
supragingival fibers intact
alveolar bone intact
PDL intact
Term
How many days after plaque biofilm accumulates in the gingival sulcus can you begin to clinically observe gingivitis?
Definition
4-14 days
Term
What is the clinical picture of gingivitis?
Definition
red
swollen
bleeding likely
Term
What is the histological picture of gingivitis?
Definition
JE at CEJ
supragingival fiber destruction
alveolar bone intact
PDL intact
Term
What is the clinical picture of periodontitis?
Definition
pink or purplish
swollen or fibrotic
bleeding
Term
What is the histological picture of periodontitis?
Definition
JE on cementum
supragingival fiber destruction
alveolar bone destruction
PDL destruction
Term
In health, where is the alveolar bone crest located in relation to the tooth anatomy?
Definition
2 mm apical (below) the CEJ
Term
what are the two patterns of bone loss seen in periodontitis?
Definition
vertical
horizontal
Term
Which form of bone loss is more common?
Definition
horizontal
Term
Which form of bone loss leaves a trenchlike area of missing bone along the root?
Definition
vertical
Term
horizontal bone loss is associated with which type of bony pocket?
Definition
suprabony
Term
vertical bone loss is associated with which type of bony pocket?
Definition
infrabony
Term
what is an area of tissue destruction called?
Definition
disease site
Term
What is a disease site with active apical migration of the JE?
Definition
active disease site
Term
What is a disease site with a stable level of attachment at the JE?
Definition
inactive disease site
Term
what is a deepened gingival sulcus resulting from inflammation
Definition
gingival pocket
Term
What is it called when the JE detaches from the tooth resulting in increased probing depths but there is NO apical migration of the JE
Definition
gingival pocket
Term
What is another name for a gingival pocket?
Definition
pseudopocket
Term
What are the two types of periodontal pockets?
Definition
suprabony
infrabony
Term
What is a perio pocket called when the JE is coronal to the crest of the alveolar bone?
Definition
suprabony
Term
What is a perio pocket called when the JE is located apical to the crest of the alveolar bone?
Definition
infrabony
Term
What is an accurate current view regarding risk factors for periodontal disease
Definition
host response plays a critical role in the progression of periodontal disease
Term
A pathological deepening of a gingival sulcus is known as?
Definition
a periodontal pocket
Term
What type of bone resorption occurs in uneven oblique direction affecting only one tooth
Definition
infrabony defect
Term
Which bacteria can be transmitted from one family member to another?
Definition
S. mutans
Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans
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