Gingiva

Short Answer Questions

1. Attached gingiva.
   
2. Enumerate the Gingival group of fibres.
   
3. Biologic width and its relevance in periodontics.
   

2M Questions

1. Macrophages.
   
2. Neutrophils.
   

Periodontal ligament

Short Answer Questions

1. Principle fibres of periodontal ligament.
   

Cementum

Short Answer Questions

1. Hypercementosis.
   
2. CEJ
   

Alveolar Bone

Short Answer Questions

1. Cells of alveolar bone.
   
2. Bundle bone.
   
3. Bone lipping.
   

2M Questions

1. Bone sounding.
   
2. Lamina dura
   

Age-Related Changes

2M Questions

1. Periosteum and endosteum.
   
2. Ankylosis.
   

Periodontal disease

Long Answer Questions

1. Classify periodontal diseases and condition.
   

2M Questions

1. Porphyromonas gingivalis.
   

Indices used in periodontics

Short Answer Questions

1. Indices to assess gingival inflammation.
   

Dental plaque

Long Answer Questions

1. Define and classify dental plaque. Write a short note on the process of plaque formation.
   
2. Define plaque. Write about the classification, composition and formation of plaque.
   

Short Answer Questions

1. Write about the composition of dental biofilm.
   
2. Specific plaque hypothesis.
   
3. Socransky's postulates.
   

Smoking and periodontium

Short Answer Questions

1. Influences of smoking on periodontal disease.
   

Trauma from occlusion

Long Answer Questions

1. Define trauma from occlusion. Describe in detail its role in the etiology and progression of periodontal disease.
   
2. Describe in detail trauma from occlusion and its effects on the periodontium.
   

Short Answer Questions

1. Primary trauma from occlusion.

Systemic diseases and periodontium

Long Answer Questions

1. Define and classify Periodontitis. Describe the two way link between Diabetes Mellitus and Periodontitis.
   

Short Answer Questions

1. Gingival disease in pregnancy.
   

Defense mechanisms

Long Answer Questions

1. Describe in detail the composition, functions and clinical significance of gingival crevicular fluid.
   
2. Discuss the role of gingival crevicular fluid in the defense of oral cavity.
   

Short Answer Questions

1. GCF
   
2. Gingival crevicular fluid collection methods.
   

Gingival inflammation

Long Answer Questions

1. Define gingiva. Compare and contrast the clinical and histological
   features of normal gingiva with the clinical and histopathological
   features of chronic gingivitis.
   

Short Answer Questions

1. Discuss pathways of gingival inflammation.
   
2. Stages of gingival inflammation.
   
3. Discuss the clinical features of chronic gingivitis.
   

Gingival enlargement

Long Answer Questions

1. Classify gingival enlargement. Describe in detail the clinical features, histopathology and management of drug induced gingival enlargement.
   

Short Answer Questions

1. Drug induced gingival enlargement.
   

Acute gingival infections

Short Answer Questions

1. Sequelae of acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis.
   
2. Treatment of Acute Necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis.
   
3. Pericoronitis and its management.
   
4. Clinical features of pericoronitis.
   

Periodontal Pocket

Long Answer Questions

1. . Define and classify Periodontal pocket. Write a short note on the pathogenesis of pocket formation.
   

Short Answer Questions

1. Discuss the histopathology of lateral wall pocket.
   

Periodontitis

Short Answer Questions

1. Role of stress in periodontitis.
   
2. Refractory periodontitis.

2M Questions

1. Periostat.
   
2. Name bacteria in red complex.
   
3. Refractory periodontitis.
   
4. Retrograde periodontitis.
   

Aggressive periodontitis

Long Answer Questions

1. Discuss the etiology, histopathology, clinical features and treatment of aggressive periodontitis.
   

Short Answer Questions

1. Localized aggressive periodontitis.
   

Abscess

Short Answer Questions

1. Peridontal abscess.
   

AIDS and periodontium

Short Answer Questions

1. Oral manifestations of HIV infection.
   
2. Write about the periodontal manifestation of acquired immune deficiency syndrome.
   

Halitosis

Short Answer Questions

1. Halitosis and its management.
   
2. Etiology of oral malodor.
   

Prognosis and treatment plan

Long Answer Questions

1. Define Prognosis. Discuss in detail the role of determining prognosis in the management of periodontal disease.
   

Short Answer Questions

1. Factors influencing overall prognosis.
   
2. Merin classification of recall patients.
   

Instruments

Short Answer Questions

1. Classify Periodontal instruments. Write in detail about sickle scaler.
   
2. Curettes.
   

2M Questions

1. Mini five curettes.
   
2. After five curettes.
   
3. Instrument grasp.
   
4. Nabers probe.
   

Plaque control

2M Questions

1. Interdental brushes.
   
2. Single- tufted brush.
   
3. Charter's method of tooth brushing.
   

Chemotherapeutic agents

Short Answer Questions

1. Local drug delivery of antibiotics.
   
2. Periochip.
   
3. Mechanism of action of chlorhexidine.
   

Periodontal splints

Short Answer Questions

1. Periodontal splinting.
   

Periodontal surgery

Long Answer Questions

1. Define Periodontal Plastic surgery . Enumerate the various procedures used to increase the width of attached gingiva. Describe the technique of the gingival autograft in detail.
   

Gingival surgical procedures

Long Answer Questions

1. Define gingivectomy. Write the indications and contraindications and step by step procedure of gingivectomy.
   
2. Define gingivectomy. Describe in detail its indications and surgical procedure.
   

Short Answer Questions

1. ENAP
   

2M Questions

1. Define new attachment.
   

Perio flap surgery

Long Answer Questions

1. Enumerate the different methods of pocket elimination. Write about the indications, contraindications and step by step procedure of modified Widman's flap.
   

Short Answer Questions

1. Papilla preservation flap.
   
2. Enamel matrix proteins.
   
3. Periodontal dressing.
   

2M Questions

1. Enamel matrix proteins.
   

Resective osseous surgery

Long Answer Questions

1. What is Resective osseous surgery? Describe the various steps involved in Resective osseous surgery.
   

Short Answer Questions

1. Explain the steps in resective osseous surgery.
   
2. Types of bone grafts.
   
3. Guided tissue regeneration.
   
4. Lateral pedicle graft
   

2M Questions

1. Osseous crater.
   
2. Fenestration and dehiscence.
   

Furcation involvement

Short Answer Questions

1. Discuss the management of grade II furcation involvement.
   
2. Glickman's classification of furcation involvement.
   

2M Questions

1. Plunger cusp.
   

Recent advances

Short Answer Questions

1. Types of lasers.
   

Implants

Short Answer Questions

1. Osseointegration.
   
2. Peri- implantitis.
   

Miscellaneous

Short Answer Questions

1. Tooth mobility.
   
2. Functions of saliva.
   
3. Phagocytosis.
   
4. Non plaque induced gingival lesions.
   
5. Tetracycline.
   
6. Trans-endothelial migration.
   
7. Cytokines.
   

2M Questions

1. Radius of action.
   
2. Xenografts.
   
3. DNA Probes.
   
4. Non plaque induced gingival lesions.