Exam 9: Systemic Factors Influencing Periodontal Diseases

Patients with well-controlled medical hypertension can be safely treated with nearly all forms of dental or periodontal therapy.

Dental hygienists should routinely take blood pressure readings for adult patients at each visit.

Patients recovering from a heart attack should not receive elective dental treatment for at least 1 month after the occurrence.

Blood pressure is highest when the heart beats (contracts).This reading is called the:

The sudden occlusion or blocking of blood supply to a portion of the heart causes an ischemic heart condition that is called ______________________.

Patients with a history of rheumatic fever,ischemic heart disease,or systemic lupus erythematosus often have:

The ischemic heart disease of ______________ can be both predictable and controlled with medications.

Patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus account for approximately what percent of all those with diabetes?

Anticoagulant agents (blood thinners)are often taken by patients with a history of:

Increased gingival inflammation associated with physiologic fluctuations in the levels of female sex hormones can often be observed during:

Specific situations,including strenuous physical exertion or extreme psychologic stress,can cause the symptoms of _________________,a systemic cardiovascular disease.

The systemic disease that is commonly referred to as a heart attack is __________________.

A common side effect of medications used to control blood pressure in patients with hypertension is:

Which of the following is a ribonucleic acid (RNA)-containing virus?

Drug-influenced gingival enlargement is a common side effect of which one of the following medications?

Soon after sitting down in a dental chair,a patient with type 1 diabetes mellitus rapidly develops the following signs and symptoms: mental confusion,slurred speech,rapid heartbeat,nausea,and cold,clammy skin.These signs and symptoms are characteristic of:

For individuals with uncontrolled hypertension,elective dental treatment should be immediately completed.

Oral lesions are most often found in which of the following dermatologic diseases?

Diabetes mellitus is a group of disorders that share a common feature.What is that common feature?

A major environmental factor that increases the risk of developing type 2 diabetes mellitus is: