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Which of the following medications commonly causes gingival hyperplasia?

A patient has a 5mm pocket on the buccal of #30, but you feel there is 2 mm of gingival swelling. How would you account for the swelling to get an accurate CAL?

List 1 medication besides Dilantin(phenytoin) that is known to cause drug-induced gingival enlargement/overgrowth.

What is the clinical attachment loss for the following perio chart image? LOA2.JPG [BLANK-1]

Scurvy is a vitamin [BLANK-1] deficiency disease that can lead to muscle weakness, painful and swollen joints, poor wound healing, increased risk of bone fractures, and gingival inflammation.

Diabetes Mellitus may increase inflammatory response to bacteria both locally and systemically.

We discussed prokaryotes organizing their genome into operons and regulating gene expression at the operon level. Explain what an operon is and how gene expression regulation works, broadly. Then, walk through a specific example from class, either the Lactose example or the Tryptophan example, and include all relevant terminology. 

Describe the four mutation types we’ve discussed, then rank them in order of severity.

Select THREE of the following FOUR short answer questions to answer in a minimum of 2-4 sentences. Only the first three will be graded. You do not need to put anything in this question, though you are free to use the space to gather your thoughts. 

Walk through the steps of DNA replication and discuss the difference between the leading strand and lagging strand. Why does DNA synthesis have a lagging strand?