Multiple Choice
Use the following description to complete the following exercises.
Patient DAS is a 40-year-old woman in excellent health who takes no medications.Clinical examination of the gingival tissues reveals severe redness and shininess that is localized to the anterior sextants.The tissues in those areas also appear rounded and are soft when gently depressed with the side of the periodontal probe.The posterior gingiva is coral pink and firm, with knife-edged marginal gingiva and papillae that fill the interdental spaces.Slight bleeding on probing is localized to the anterior sextants.
-The scenario describes which condition of the gingival tissues?
A) Generalized swelling of the tissues is evident.
B) The condition is plaque biofilm-induced gingivitis.
C) The condition is likely to be hormone-induced gingivitis.
D) DAS is a mouth breather, which results in localized inflammation.
E) No gingivitis is clinically evident in the posterior sextants.
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