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What is the Extent And Distribution Of Inflammation? and how would you describe it if you saw it in the mouth?

Author: Annabelle Sargon



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Extent = Localised: Inflammation confined to the tissue of a single tooth or a group of teeth Generalised: Inflammation of the gingival tissue of all or most of the mouth Distribution = Papillary: Inflammation of the interdental papilla only Marginal: Inflammation of the gingival margin and papilla Diffuse: Inflammation of the gingival margin, papilla, and attached gingiva Descriptive terms may be combined to create verbal picture of the inflammation, such as: “Localised marginal inflammation in the mandibular anterior sextant” “Generalised marginal inflammation”


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