TCDHA PERIODONTICS MIDTERM EXAM
(ACTUAL EXAM) WITH QUESTIONS WITH
VERY ELABORATED ANSWERS CORRECTRY
WELL ORGANIZED LATEST 2024 – 2025
ALREADY GRADED A+
Horizontal Pattern of Bone Loss - ANSWERS-Is the most common pattern of bone
loss
Results in a fairly even, overall reduction in the height of bone
Vertical Pattern of Bone Loss - ANSWERS-Leaves a trenchlike area of missing bone
alongside the root
Suprabony Pocket - ANSWERS-It occurs when there is horizontal bone loss. JE is
located coronal to the crest of the alveolar bone (above the crest of bone).
, Medications Most Commonly Associated With Gingival Enlargement? - ANSWERS-
Anticonvulsants, Calcium channel blockers, Immunosuppressants
Meticulous plaque control - ANSWERS-can reduce but will not eliminate gingival
overgrowth.
Ascorbic Acid-Deficiency Gingivitis - ANSWERS-An inflammatory response to
dental plaque aggravated by chronically low ascorbic acid (vitamin C) levels
Primary Herpetic Gingivostomatitis? - ANSWERS-initial oral infection with the
herpes simplex type-1 virus (HSV-1). form PAINFUL ulcers
Erythema Multiforme - ANSWERS-May be due to allergic reaction or infection.
Leukemia-Associated Gingivitis - ANSWERS-An exaggerated inflammatory
response to plaque resulting in increased bleeding and tissue enlargement
Pyogenic Granuloma - ANSWERS-pregnancy related mushroom-like growth, not
cancerous or painful. usually regresses after giving birth
Diabetes-Associated Gingivitis - ANSWERS-inflammatory response of the gingiva
to plaque aggravated by poorly controlled blood glucose levels
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