3. Give some examples of facultative anaerobes and strict anaerobes
3. Facultative anaerobes: S anginous, S. oralis group. Actinomyces. Enterococcus faecalis. Strict anaerobes: prevotella spp. Fusobacterium, Peptostreptococcus
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4. Periodontal abscess- what is It associated with? what is the cause and symptoms
associated tooth has a healthy pulp. Occlusion of opening prevents drainage, impaction of foreign objects. Symptoms: sudden onset, swelling, redness/tenderness, may spread and destroy bone/ soft tissue
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5. What microbes are present? What is the treatment for acute and chronic periodontal abscess? What antibiotics could be given?
5. GNABs- porphyromonas, prevotella. Streptococci- variety. Others: treponema, actinomyces, fusobacterium, propionobacterium. For acute periodontal disease: drainage, extraction. For chronic: drainage and gentle scaling. Antibiotics: Erythromycin, me
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6. In endodontic infections, what are the gram -ve and +ve bacteria
7. What’s a dry socket? What could be the cause of its development ?
7. It is a localised infection, following extraction, the pocket fails to heal. Sparse anaerobic infection.
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8. How to treat a dry pocket?
8. Antispeptic dressing and metronidazole
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9. Where are actinomyces found in? what are the two types ?
9. In supra and sub gingival plaque. A naesludii, odontolyticus, islaelli
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10. What can be given for actinomyces
10. Penicillin v/ amoxicillin up to 6 weeks. Clindomycin/erythromycin – if penicillin allergy
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11. What is one of two most significant species found in dental plaque? And in chronic perio lesions. How does it function?
11. Treponema denticola. Can attach to gingival bibroblasts and induce cytotoxicity and cell death
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12. What is ANUG? What is the treatment? What bacteria is found in ANUG?
12. Acute necrotising ulcerative gingivitis, an acute true infection of the gingivae. Associated with immunosuppression. Intensive local oral hygiene, oral hygiene advice and mouth rinses, short course antibiotics. Fusobacteria
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13. What is ludwig’s angina? Causes, symptomas
13. Acute cellulitis, bilateral infection- sublingual and submandibular spaces. Symptoms: base of mouth and tingue swell, airway obstruction, brawny oedema and swelling of neck tissues . post extraction infectipon
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