This document discusses periodontal diseases and conditions. It defines and classifies periodontal pockets, gingivitis, and periodontitis. Gingivitis is inflammation of the gums that can be acute, subacute, or chronic. It discusses different types of gingivitis including chronic, infective, hyperplastic, hormonal, desquamative, and necrotizing gingivitis. Periodontitis is inflammation of the tissues around the teeth that can cause loosening of the teeth. It classifies periodontitis as simplex or complex and discusses the etiology. It also discusses periodontosis, periodontal atrophy, and their etiologies.
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This document discusses periodontal diseases and conditions. It defines and classifies periodontal pockets, gingivitis, and periodontitis. Gingivitis is inflammation of the gums that can be acute, subacute, or chronic. It discusses different types of gingivitis including chronic, infective, hyperplastic, hormonal, desquamative, and necrotizing gingivitis. Periodontitis is inflammation of the tissues around the teeth that can cause loosening of the teeth. It classifies periodontitis as simplex or complex and discusses the etiology. It also discusses periodontosis, periodontal atrophy, and their etiologies.
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Diseases of periodontal tissues Involving the interdental papillae
and often extending into the
Packet or pathologic crevice adjacent portion of attached gingiva o Distinct ulceration of breaks in the o Localized diffuse gingivitis continuity of the crevicular epithelium are Extending from the margin to present mucobuccal fold but limited in area Classification of the pockets o Papillary gingivitis Supra-crestal pocket- a pocket at the level of the Confined to one or more height of contour interdental spaces in a limited area o Gingival pocket (pseudo-pocket) o Generalized marginal gingivitis Pathological crevice w/gingivitis Involvement of the gingival margin Periodontal ligament and bone are in relation to all the teeth not involved o Generalized diffused gingivitis Deepening of the pocket is the Involved the entire gingivae result in the increase in size of Classification of periodontal diseases gingival tissue o Inflammatory types o Periodontal pocket Gingivitis Pathological crevice extending into Periodontitis the space left by destroyed PL and Simplex bone Complex Infra-crestal pocket o Degenerative type o Pathological crevice extending into the Periodontosis space left by destroyed PL and bone o Atrophic type o Base at the apical height of alveolar crest Periodontal atrophy Terminologies o Hyperplastic type o Acute Gingival hyperplasia Painful, sudden onset and short o Traumatic type duration Periodontal traumatism o Subacute Gingivitis Less severe condition than acute o Inflammation of the gums o Chronic o Acute, subacute, or chronic inflammation Slow onset, long duration, painless Different types of gingivitis and most common o Chronic gingivitis o Recurrent Is a common disease of the oral Gingival diseases that reappears cavity consisting of chronic after having been eliminated by inflammation of the periodontal treatment tissues that is caused by o Localized accumulation of profuse Confined to the gingiva in relation amounts of dental plaque. to a single tooth or group Most common o Generalized Usually from local irritation Involving the entire gingivae of the 2 variety edematous, and fibrous mouth type o Marginal o Infective gingivitis Involving the gingival margins but Due to MO streptococcus may include a portion of attached o Hyperplastic gingivitis gingiva Gingival enlargement o Papillary Gingivitis of long- standing duration in which the Ballada, Randolph allan gingiva becomes enlarged and firm Blood disease due to proliferation of fibrousconnect Idiopathic ive tissue. Puberty o Hormonal gingivitis Periodontitis (periodontoclasia, pyorrhea alveolaris) Includes pubertal gingivitis o inflammation of the tissue around the Pregnancy gingivitis teeth, often causing shrinkage of the gums Oral contraceptives gingivitis and loosening of the teeth o Desquamated gingivitis o Etiology (DG) is an erythematous (red), Simplex (primary) desquamatous (shedding) and Secondary to gingivitis ulcerated appearance of the gums. Etiologic factors It is a descriptive term and can be continuation of those caused by several different operative in gingivitis disorders. Complex (secondary) Known as gingivosis Secondary to periodontosis o Necrotizing gingivitis Periodontosis (diffused alveolar atrophy) Due to Borrelia Vincenti and o Etiology Bacillus fusiformis o Systemic disturbance o Allergic gingivitis Diabetes Known as plasma cell gingivitis Endocrine dysfunctions rare condition Blood disease appearing as generalized erythema Nutritional disturbance (redness) and edema (swelling) of Nervous disorder the attached gingiva, occasionally Infectious disease accompanied by cheilitis (lip o Hereditary swelling) or glossitis (tongue o Idiopathic swelling) Periodontal atrophy Gingivosis (chronic desquamative gingivitis) Etiology o Degenerative disease of gingival tissue o Local trauma Etiology of gingivitis o Senile o Local o Presenile Calculus o Disuse Food impaction o FF inflammation Irritating restoration Gingival hyperplasia Faulty tooth brush habit Types Bacterial products o Inflammatory gingival hyperplasia Tissue products Chronic Drug action Localized or generalized Tooth malposition o Systematic Discrete Pregnancy Acute Diabetes Gingival abscess Other endocrine dysfunction Periodontal abscess Tuberculosis o Non inflammatory (fibrous) Syphilis Associated w/ Dilantin sodium Nutritional disturbance Hereditary or idiopathic Drug action o Combination of inflammatory and fibrous Allergy enlargement Heredity o Conditioned Ballada, Randolph allan Hormonal Leukemic Assoc. w/ vit. C deficiency Non-specific enlargement Etiology o Chronic irritation o Drug action o Idiopathic o Neoplastic Periodontal traumatism Etiology o Occlusal trauma o Cuspal interference o May be accentuated by bruxism