Question 50 · LDEK · Periodontitis
Which of the following pathologies is specific to periodontitis only?
- A. formation of a subgingival biofilm.
- B. loss of connection between epithelial attachment cells and the enamel surface.
- C. apical proliferation of the epithelial attachment.
- D. lymphocyte infiltration into the subepithelial connective tissue.
- E. increase in the volume of gingival crevicular fluid.
Hint
Ask which change marks the boundary between gingivitis and periodontitis rather than appearing in both.
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