Adjuncts in Perio

Question 1

What are adjunctive treatments in periodontal therapy?

Answer 1

Therapeutic interventions that are used in addition to periodontal therapy

Question 2

Are adjunctive treatments used on their own in perio? and why?

Answer 2

No as removing supra gingival and subgingival plaque is most effective.

Question 3

What are the two divides of adjunctive treatments

Answer 3

Systemic adjucts - oral medications
Locally delivered adjuncts - delivered directly via the periodontal pockets

Question 4

3 indications for adjuncts

Answer 4

1. acute periodontal diseases (necrotising periodontal disease, abscesses)
2. Virulent periodontal pathogens
3. Susceptible hosts (susceptible to inflammation)

Question 5

What virulent pathogen is deep inside periodontal tissues and hidden doing conventional therapy (scaling) so will not be removed when performing treatment

Answer 5

P.gingivalis