PERI 8120 Lecture Notes - Lecture 33: Gingival Enlargement, Gingival Recession, Gums
28 Jan 2020
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4: be aware of the concept on page 4. 10: know page 10 pathway for perio disease, where and when things happen. 11: know what an epigenetic factor is (bottom of 11) 12: and know the two terms on page 12. Page 13 know the etiological factors, what the risk factors, and what the risk modifiers are. 14: and know what the definition of risk factor vs risk modifier (page 14). Risk factor = strong evidence, modifier = less evidence. Smoking an diabetes are the 2 established risk factors for perio disease. But you may have to know it for the boards. 30: just know that the mechanism is due to the advanced glycation products. That is the genetic component of the disease, know it. Calculus itself is not like plaque, but it is a plaque retentive surface which is why calculus needs to be removed.
