Exam 31: Periodontics

The grinding of teeth is termed ____________.

The patient determines the success of the treatment by being committed and following the therapy designed for him or her.

Antibiotics and anti-inflammatory agents are types of chemotherapeutic agents used in the treatment of periodontal disease.

A gingival cleft forms a smooth rounded border exposing the cementum covering the tooth.

Periodontal dressings act like an oral bandage to protect the tissues during the healing process.

The interdental knife used during periodontal surgery is the ____________.

Which type of periodontal dressing causes the least amount of sensitivity to gingival tissues?

Use of the dental laser can include procedures on both hard and soft tissue.

The periodontal disease that involves the formation of periodontal pockets is ____________.

In which type of scaler is the blade bent at a 90-degree angle at the end of the working end?

The broad-bladed knife that is shaped like a kidney is the ____________.

Scalers are supplied in varied shapes and angulations to access all surfaces of the teeth. This scaler, which is designed to remove supragingival calculus, has two cutting edges along the margins of the curved blade.

What is used to remove gingival tissue during periodontal surgery?

All the following are symptoms of periodontal disease EXCEPT ____________.

The space between the tooth and the free gingiva is the ____________.

The complete removal of the frenum is a frenectomy.

Tissue from the __________ is used for a gingival graft.

The process of alleviating areas with excessive occlusal force is termed ____________.