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Contributing risk factors: |
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| Factors that increase an individual’s susceptibility to periodontal by modifiying or amplifying the host response to the bacterial infection |
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| A disease in which the body doesn’t produce enough insulin or isn’t able to use the insulin that is produced |
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| A disorder characterized by the loss of bone mineral, occurring most frequenctly in postmenopausal women, sedentary or bedridden individuals, and in pt receives long-term steroid therapy |
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| May form on the interdental gingival or on the gingival margin |
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| Pregnancy-associated pyrogenic granuloma: |
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| Noncancerous and are generally not painful |
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| Polymorphonuclear leukocytes |
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| Immune cells that play a vital role in combating the pathogenic bacteria responsible for periodontal disease |
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| Most common birth defects in which contains 47 chromosomes instead of 46. Also known as trisomy 21 |
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| Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS): |
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| Communicable disease caused by HIV |
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Necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis (NUG): |
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Necrotizing ulcerative periodontitis (NUP): |
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| Linear Gingival Erythema (LGE): |
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| Red band along the gingival margin accompanied by BOP and/or discomfort |
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| Enlargement of the gingival due to an increased in the number of cells |
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Belongs to the group of medicines known as immunosuppressive agents. Used to reduce the body’s immune response in pt’s who receive organ transplants |
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| One type of calcium channel blocker, is used as a coronary vasodilator in the treatment of hypertension, angina, and cardiac, arrhythmias |
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| A state of balance in the internal environment of the body |
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| Dentistry has been defined as the identification of risk factors to determine which pt’s are more or less likely to prevent or control their dental disease. |
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