perio first quiz

Your assessment findings for a patient include: pink gingiva, moderate plaque biofilm, and probing depths of 6 to 8 mm. How would you classify his disease status?
A. Health
B. Stage I periodontitis
C. Gingivitis
D. Stage III periodontitis

Your assessment findings for a patient include: red, swollen gingiva; moderate plaque biofilm, and probing depths of 2 to 3 mm. How would you classify her disease status?
A. Stage IV periodontitis
B. Gingivitis
C. Stage III periodontitis
D. Health

Gingivitis is distinguished from periodontitis by which of the following characteristics:
A. Red gingival tissues
B. Patient complaints of pain
C. Swollen gingival tissues
D. Attachment loss

What reason might you have for referring to the old 1999 Classification of Inflammatory Periodontal Diseases when there is a newer 2017 classification?
A. It is important for students to know the entire history of periodontics
B. When reading classic research in the dental literature, the articles will use the old terminology
C. All of these
D. The old terminology might be important when communicating with a dental team member who graduated prior to 1999

It is possible for a patient to have gingivitis that is not caused by bacterial plaque. Gingivitis can be caused from an allergic reaction or fungal infection.
A. Both statements are false
B. The first statement is true; the second is false
C. Both statements are true
D. The first statement is false; the second is true

All of the following statements are “good” reasons for classifying periodontal diseases EXCEPT:
A. Present accurate information to the patient about the condition of their periodontium
B. Formulate individualized treatment plan
C. To charge a higher service fee for treating periodontitis versus gingivitis
D. Communicate clinical findings accurately and universally to other health care providers

AAP/EFA Periodontal Disease Classification System provides detailed descriptions of the various levels of disease. All four stages are considered periodontal diseases.
A. The first statement is false, the second true
B. The first statement is true, the second false
C. Both statements are true
D. Both statements are false

According to the 2017 update to the AAP/EFA Periodontal Disease Classification System, whether a disease is biofilm induced depends on:
A. Amount of plaque present in sulci
B. Amount of radiographic bone loss
C. Date of onset of disease
D. Type of pathogen causing the disease

Gingivitis is inflammation of the gingiva and is reversible. Periodontitis is the inflammation of the entire periodontium and is irreversible.
A. The first statement is false; the second is true
B. The first statement is true; the second is false
C. Both statements are true
D. Both statements are false

If your patient presents with a gingival reactive infection to a popcorn kernel in the sulcus on facial of tooth #30, it is not considered a true gingival disease. Pocket depths must be more than 7 mm deep to be considered severe periodontal lesions.
A. The first statement is false, the second true
B. Both statements are true
C. The first statement is true, the second false
D. Both statements are false

A bacterial infection of the periodontium that causes rapid attachment loss and poor response to periodontal therapy has a grade of:
A. Slow rate of disease progression
B. Moderate rate of disease progression
C. Zero chance of improvement
D. Rapid rate of disease progression

Which of the following is a classification of periodontal disease that involves infection or death of dental pulpal tissues?
A. Aggressive periodontitis
B. Periodontitis associated with endodontic lesions
C. Necrotizing periodontal disease
D. Chronic periodontitis