📌 POINTS TO PONDER Fenestration is window-like circumscribed defect, whereas dehiscence is cleft-like split defect. Osteoblasts are bone builders, whereas osteoclasts are bone consumers. Matrix Gla protein is a negative regulator of mineralization. 📌 VIVA VOCE Q1. Which is the least stable periodontal tissue? Ans. Alveolar bone is the least stable periodontal tissue. Q2. […]
Cementum Viva voce, Multiple choice question and Question Answer 📌 POINTS TO PONDER 🔸Acellular extrinsic fiber cementum type of cementum is desired following regenerative periodontal surgical procedure. 🔸Both acellular cementum and cellular cementum are arranged in lamellae separated by incremental lines parallel to the long axis of the root. These lines represent rest periods in […]
PERIODONTAL LIGAMENT VIVA VOCE, MCQs & QUESTION AND ANSWERS 📌 POINTS TO PONDER 🔹Intermediate plexus (Sicher 1966): Fibers arising from cementum and bone are joined in the mid region of periodontal ligament space giving rise to a zone of distinct appearance in the light microscope. 🔹It was believed that the intermediate plexus provides a site […]
Introduction Of Gingiva In Periodontology 📌 POINTS TO PONDER 🔹The pH of the gingiva ranges from 6.5 to 8.5. 🔹Junctional epithelium and gingival fibers together form a functional unit called as dentogingival unit. 🔹Junctional epithelium is the only attachment in the body between soft tissue and a calcified tissue which is exposed to the external […]