Page | 1
TCDHA PERIO II MIDTERM TEST 2026
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS| ACE
YOUR GRADES.
Periodontal debridement decrease probing depths primarily
by reducing?
1. Depth of infrabony pocketing
2. Zone of attached gingiva
3. Number of bacteria in pockets
4. Hyperplastic tissue
3. Number of bacteria in pockets
What differentiates periodontitis from gingivitis?
1. Bleeding
2. Number of sites affected
3. Loss of attachment
4. Recession
3. Loss of attachment
The cells that arrive first on the scene in acute inflammation
are?
1. Mast cells
2. Neutrophils
3. Macrophages
4. Plasma cells
, Page | 2
2. Neutrophils
The redness of early gingivitis is most likely caused by?
1. Hyperkeratinization of the epithelium.
2. Proliferation and dilation of blood vessels.
3. Necrosis of connective tissue.
4. Overproduction of collagen fibers
2. Proliferation and dilation of blood vessels.
Which of the following terms describes the loss of
interradicular bone?
1. Mucogingival defect
2. Attachment loss
3. Furcation involvement
4. Pathogenic migration of the JE
3. Furcation involvement
The key to answering the second basic diagnostic question
is:
A. Gingival bleeding
B. Attachment loss
C. Tooth mobility
B. Attachment loss
Migration of the junctional epithelium to a position apical to
the level of the CEJ is termed:
A. The natural level of the gingival attachment
B. Change in consistency
TCDHA PERIO II MIDTERM TEST 2026
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS| ACE
YOUR GRADES.
Periodontal debridement decrease probing depths primarily
by reducing?
1. Depth of infrabony pocketing
2. Zone of attached gingiva
3. Number of bacteria in pockets
4. Hyperplastic tissue
3. Number of bacteria in pockets
What differentiates periodontitis from gingivitis?
1. Bleeding
2. Number of sites affected
3. Loss of attachment
4. Recession
3. Loss of attachment
The cells that arrive first on the scene in acute inflammation
are?
1. Mast cells
2. Neutrophils
3. Macrophages
4. Plasma cells
, Page | 2
2. Neutrophils
The redness of early gingivitis is most likely caused by?
1. Hyperkeratinization of the epithelium.
2. Proliferation and dilation of blood vessels.
3. Necrosis of connective tissue.
4. Overproduction of collagen fibers
2. Proliferation and dilation of blood vessels.
Which of the following terms describes the loss of
interradicular bone?
1. Mucogingival defect
2. Attachment loss
3. Furcation involvement
4. Pathogenic migration of the JE
3. Furcation involvement
The key to answering the second basic diagnostic question
is:
A. Gingival bleeding
B. Attachment loss
C. Tooth mobility
B. Attachment loss
Migration of the junctional epithelium to a position apical to
the level of the CEJ is termed:
A. The natural level of the gingival attachment
B. Change in consistency
