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11 Cards in this Set
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How do we screen for periodontitis?
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PSR
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Probing – what can you measure?
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• Depth of pocket
• Recession • Presence of calculus • Bleeding on probing |
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What are the issues with Probing which may give wrong results?
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• Probe design
• Presence of calculus • Presence of inflammation • Force used |
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What does Bleeding on probing indicate?
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Presence of inflammation
Nothing more/nothing less |
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What are desirable information from a diagnostic test?
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• progressive loss of attachment
• Risk assessment – identify patients/sites at higher risk • Prognosis assessment |
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Define Sensitivity
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Proportion of active cases correctly identified by test
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Define Specificity
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Proportion of inactive cases correctly identified
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What is the best clinical indicator of progressing disease?
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Probing
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NO BOP means what?
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That there is no progression of disease
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What are tools of diagnosis for periodontitis?
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Bleeding on Probing
Radiographs Enzyme tests Microbiology PCR Immunologic assays Host responses Genetic |
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How is genetic testing being used to diagnose periodontal disease?
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Analysing the potential genes that make the patient susceptable. But multiple genes are working together in PD (no single gene cause). Thus, difficult and not very effective so it's used as Risk Analysis tool instead.
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