Periodontology Final Exam Questions
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update 2025
Self-care eduction for a patient is normally provided during which
phase of treatment? --- correct answer ---Non-surgical periodontal
therapy phase
The primary purpose of the immune system is to: --- correct answer --
-defend the life of the host (the individual)
What are classic symptoms of acute inflammation? --- correct answer
---loss of function, redness, swelling, heat and pain
In what stage of inflammation is pain a common symptom? --- correct
answer ---acute inflammation
What immune cells secrete antibodies? --- correct answer ---B-
lymphocytes
,What is defined as a complex series of proteins circulation in the
bloodstream that facilitate the destruction of bacteria by phagocytosis
or puncturing bacterial cell membranes? --- correct answer ---
Complement system
Name three components of the immune system: --- correct answer ---
immunoglobulins, macrophages and complement system
What is a normal process that protects and heals the body? --- correct
answer ---acute inflammation
Chronic inflammation is a pathological condition characterized by
tissue destruction. In chronic inflammation, the inflammatory process
can become so intense that it inflicts permanent damage to body
tissues. --- correct answer ---Both statements are true
The primary purpose of the immune system when it responds to a
bacterial infection of the periodontium is to: --- correct answer ---
defend the life of the host (the individual with the bacterial infection)
What is the cause of nearly all the tissue destruction seen in
periodontitis? --- correct answer ---Host response
,Cytokines that play an important role in periodontitis are: --- correct
answer ---IL-1, IL-6, IL-8 and TNF-a
When PMNs rush to the site of infection of the periodontium, they
release substances that destroy healthy gingival connective tissue.
What is the advantage of connective tissue destruction in this
instance? --- correct answer ---This creates a pathway for the PMNs to
move quickly through the tissue
If the bacterial pathogens in early gingivitis continue to proliferate,
what is the next phase of disease progression? --- correct answer ---
established gingivitis
In what phase of periodontal disease progression does the plaque
biofilm extend subgingivally into the gingival sulcus? --- correct
answer ---Established gingivitis phase
Which phase of periodontal disease progression is characterized by
tissue destruction? --- correct answer ---Periodontitis phase
The immune biochemical mediators secreted by the immune cells are
responsible for what tissue destruction seen in periodontitis? ---
, correct answer ---destruction of gingival connective tissue, resorption
of alveolar bone and breakdown of the periodontal ligament
Factors that increase an individuals susceptibility to periodontitis by
modifying the host response to bacterial infection are called: ---
correct answer ---systemic risk factors
In smokers, smoking cessation might prevent more periodontal
disease than daily plaque control. (T/F) --- correct answer ---True
Smoking may increase the risk for periodontal disease by at least two
to three times. (T/F) --- correct answer ---true
Persons with well-controlled diabetes have no more periodontal
disease than persons without diabetes. (T/F) --- correct answer ---
True
What type of person is MOST likely to have periodontitis. A person
with well-controlled diabetes, a person who doesn't have diabetes or a
person with poorly controlled diabetes? --- correct answer ---a person
with poorly controlled diabetes
with 100% Correct Verified Answers latest
update 2025
Self-care eduction for a patient is normally provided during which
phase of treatment? --- correct answer ---Non-surgical periodontal
therapy phase
The primary purpose of the immune system is to: --- correct answer --
-defend the life of the host (the individual)
What are classic symptoms of acute inflammation? --- correct answer
---loss of function, redness, swelling, heat and pain
In what stage of inflammation is pain a common symptom? --- correct
answer ---acute inflammation
What immune cells secrete antibodies? --- correct answer ---B-
lymphocytes
,What is defined as a complex series of proteins circulation in the
bloodstream that facilitate the destruction of bacteria by phagocytosis
or puncturing bacterial cell membranes? --- correct answer ---
Complement system
Name three components of the immune system: --- correct answer ---
immunoglobulins, macrophages and complement system
What is a normal process that protects and heals the body? --- correct
answer ---acute inflammation
Chronic inflammation is a pathological condition characterized by
tissue destruction. In chronic inflammation, the inflammatory process
can become so intense that it inflicts permanent damage to body
tissues. --- correct answer ---Both statements are true
The primary purpose of the immune system when it responds to a
bacterial infection of the periodontium is to: --- correct answer ---
defend the life of the host (the individual with the bacterial infection)
What is the cause of nearly all the tissue destruction seen in
periodontitis? --- correct answer ---Host response
,Cytokines that play an important role in periodontitis are: --- correct
answer ---IL-1, IL-6, IL-8 and TNF-a
When PMNs rush to the site of infection of the periodontium, they
release substances that destroy healthy gingival connective tissue.
What is the advantage of connective tissue destruction in this
instance? --- correct answer ---This creates a pathway for the PMNs to
move quickly through the tissue
If the bacterial pathogens in early gingivitis continue to proliferate,
what is the next phase of disease progression? --- correct answer ---
established gingivitis
In what phase of periodontal disease progression does the plaque
biofilm extend subgingivally into the gingival sulcus? --- correct
answer ---Established gingivitis phase
Which phase of periodontal disease progression is characterized by
tissue destruction? --- correct answer ---Periodontitis phase
The immune biochemical mediators secreted by the immune cells are
responsible for what tissue destruction seen in periodontitis? ---
, correct answer ---destruction of gingival connective tissue, resorption
of alveolar bone and breakdown of the periodontal ligament
Factors that increase an individuals susceptibility to periodontitis by
modifying the host response to bacterial infection are called: ---
correct answer ---systemic risk factors
In smokers, smoking cessation might prevent more periodontal
disease than daily plaque control. (T/F) --- correct answer ---True
Smoking may increase the risk for periodontal disease by at least two
to three times. (T/F) --- correct answer ---true
Persons with well-controlled diabetes have no more periodontal
disease than persons without diabetes. (T/F) --- correct answer ---
True
What type of person is MOST likely to have periodontitis. A person
with well-controlled diabetes, a person who doesn't have diabetes or a
person with poorly controlled diabetes? --- correct answer ---a person
with poorly controlled diabetes
