A patient’s gingiva is pink in color and there is no recession of the gingival margin.  Slight dental biofilm is present on the teeth.  The dental hygienist decides after a visual inspection with a mouth mirror that this patient has a healthy periodontium.  Is the dental hygienist correct?

Self-care around the dental implant can be accomplished using any of the following cleaning aids except:

In the photograph below, which of the following indicate that the disease has progressed to periodontitis in the mandibular anterior teeth?

A patient has undergone repeated, appropriate periodontal therapy over the past five years.  Today, the dental hygienist notes additional attachment loss at several sites.  The patient practice satisfactory self-care and follows the recommended program of periodontal maintenance visits.  Which of the following is the most likely disease classification for this patient?

The dental hygienist notes the following clinical signs during the periodontal assessment of a young female teenager: a small amount of dental biofilm present at the gingival margin gingival tissues appear bright red and soft bleeding upon gentle probing gingival margin slightly coronal to the CEJ probing depths of 2 to 3 mm An inflammatory response that seems exaggerated given the small amount of dental biofilm Which of the following types of periodontal disease should the dental hygienist suspect for this patient?

A patient who presents with marginal tissue recession which does not extend to the mucogingival junction is said to have which of the following Miller Classifications?

Dental hygienists should be alert for signs of gingival inflammation.  Which sign of inflammation usually is the first sign seen clinically?

A generalized, pronounced overgrowth of the gingival tissue first seen in the papillae of the anterior sextant is a common clinical characteristic of which of the following periodontal diseases?

A disease of the mucous membranes in which there may be lacy white patches on the buccal mucosa, erythematous gingival tissues, and sometimes painful sores is termed:

Gingival disease characterized by a bacterial infection of the gingiva by a specific bacterium that is not commonly found in bacterial dental biofilm is known as: