Developing the Dental Hygiene Diagnosis
The client you will be evaluating has the following data:
Male, 49 years old, smokes 15 cigarettes daily
Medical history : low dose aspirin 81 mg and lisinopril 10mg daily. Allergy to Amoxicillin
Chief Complaint: sensitive teeth when brushing and flossing. Upper lip hurts. Gums are bleeding in the back.
The online periodontal charting allows you to enter in pocket depths, gingival margin, mobility, furcations, and bleeding on probing. Click on the online periodontal charting button to enter in the following information. Enter client information, date and initial exam. Tooth numbers 1,5,12, 16,17, 21, 28, 31, and 32 are missing. You may eliminate teeth by clicking those individual numbers on the chart.Next enter pocket depths on buccal of tooth two: DBM direction of 5,2,6, Gingival margin of -2-1-3. BOP is on DM. Tooth number 3 pocket depths on buccal DBM direction 6,2,6, Gingival margin of -3-2-2 BOP is on the DM. It is necessary to remove the number in each square by using the delete before entering in the current number.
What is your periodontal diagnosis? Things to think about: gingival margins and CAL(calibrated attachment level) You may print off this periodontal chart for your reference.
What is your periodontal diagnosis? Things to think about: gingival margins and CAL(calibrated attachment level) You may print off this periodontal chart for your reference.
When reviewing the comparison charting for the previous periodontal chart, look for a two mm increase in the chart. This indicates disease progression. Key factors for the periodontal diagnosis to consider. At the summary the CAL will give the overall view of change including the gingival margins, bleeding, mobility ,furcation and pocket depths. Based on the information in the comparison chart that takes to you the Patterson tutorial determine the periodontal diagnosis.
Problem Statement------related to ---------etiology
What is your diagnosis?
localized chronic perio with generalized recession related to bacterial plaque/biofilms.
Problem Statement------related to ---------etiology
What is your diagnosis?
localized chronic perio with generalized recession related to bacterial plaque/biofilms.