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1. Define the term disease progression.
2. Define the term periodontal disease and contrast it with the term periodontitis.
3. Describe the (1) position of the junctional epithelium, (2) characteristics of the epithelial-connective tissue junction, and (3) position of the crest of the alveolar bone in health, gingivitis, and periodontitis.
4. Explain why there is a band of intact transseptal fibers even in the presence of severe bone loss.
5. Describe the progressive destruction of alveolar bone loss that occurs in periodontitis.
6. Describe the pathway of inflammation that occurs in horizontal bone loss and contract it with the pathway of inflammation that occurs in vertical bone loss.
7. Contrast the characteristics of gingival and periodontal pockets.
8. Describe variables associated with periodontal disease that an epidemiologist might include in a research study.
9. Define prevalence and incidence as measurements of disease within a population.
10. Describe how clinical dental hygiene practice can be affected by epidemiological research.