DDS Periodontics 2

Question 1

Scaling and root planing (SRP) is considered the gold standard of which type of periodontal therapy?

Accepted Answer

Non-surgical therapy

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Surgical therapy

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Maintenance therapy

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Regenerative therapy

Question 2

The Modified Widman Flap procedure was primarily designed to:

Accepted Answer

Provide access for root debridement while preserving maximum tissue

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Provide access for extensive osseous recontouring

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Eliminate pockets through tissue resection

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Create new attachment via regeneration

Question 3

Which systemic disease has the strongest bidirectional relationship with periodontitis?

Accepted Answer

Diabetes mellitus

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Hypertension

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Hypothyroidism

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Asthma

Question 4

An autogenous bone graft used in periodontal surgery is defined as bone harvested from:

Accepted Answer

The patient's own body

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A human cadaver

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An animal source

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A synthetic calcium phosphate material

Question 5

Guided tissue regeneration (GTR) barrier membranes function by:

Accepted Answer

Excluding epithelial and gingival connective tissue cells from the healing wound

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Preventing bacterial contamination of the surgical site

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Providing structural support to damaged alveolar bone

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Stimulating osteoclast-mediated bone remodeling

Question 6

The recommended interval for supportive periodontal therapy (maintenance) in most treated periodontitis patients is:

Accepted Answer

Every 3–4 months

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Every 6 months

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Every 12 months

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Every 1–2 months

Question 7

Osteoplasty in periodontal surgery is best defined as:

Accepted Answer

Reshaping of non-supporting bone to achieve physiologic architecture

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Removal of alveolar bone that directly supports the tooth

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Bone grafting of infrabony defects

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Root resection in furcation-involved teeth