Case Study/Short Answer (1 point) A 68-year-old female patient has a maxillary denture that she does not remove at night. A dental examination reveals the palatal gingival is red. The area that is erythematous is outlined by the denture.   What is the diagnosis?

Case Study/Short Answer (1 point) A 68-year-old female patient has a maxillary denture that she does not remove at night. A dental examination reveals the palatal gingival is red. The area that is erythematous is outlined by the denture.   The patient is upset because she has to take her denture out at night. Explain the rationale for this.    

PerioChip contains _____________________ as the antimicrobial agent.

Which of the following antibiotics obtains higher gingival crevicular fluid levels than serum?  

Which of the following products inhibits collagenase activity and is administered by the patient ingesting a tablet?  

For which of the following periodontal patients are systemic antibiotics indicated?                   

All of the following are factors involved in the development of superficial fungal infections of the oral mucosa except

Case Study/Short Answer (1 point) A 68-year-old female patient has a maxillary denture that she does not remove at night. A dental examination reveals the palatal gingival is red. The area that is erythematous is outlined by the denture.   Why is the tissue red under the patient’s denture?

Which of the following oral conditions is usually seen under a denture in a  patient who does not regularly clean the denture and wears it without removing it at night?

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs such as ibuprofen, indomethacin, and naproxen can reduce the pharmacologic effects of