A series of proteins circulating in the blood that work to facilitate phagocytosis or kill bacteria directly by puncturing bacterial cell membranes is known as:    

The width of attached gingiva is determined by subtracting the sulcus depth from the total width of keratinized gingiva.  

Which of the following stages of gingivitis is the earliest clinical evidence of gingivitis?

A bacterial product that attracts leukocytes to an area of irritation is  

Tobacco use is related to an increased risk for severe periodontal disease. Smokers have a diminished neutrophil function.

The principal antibody in tears and saliva is    

Long, fine, wavy filamentous structures that are used for motility

The acquired pellicle in dental plaque is composed of:

Which of the following layers of subgingival plaque activates the host response resulting in the most destructive processes seen in periodontal disease?

In the vascular reaction to inflammation, vasodilation is followed by margination of leukocytes. Later in the process, after an increase in vascular permeability, neutrophils pass through the vessel wall (migration) into the area of inflammation.