periodontal diagnosis Flashcards
what is needed to make a periodontal diagnosis?
- thorough history
- risk assessment
- clinical exam- bpe
- radiographic exam
what is BOP?
risk marker- best form of indicator of disease- however only 30% of sites go on to develop LOA- so essentially we are overtreating patients as we cannot determine which sites will progress and which sites wont.
what does BPE stand for?
basic periodontal examination
what is the purpose of bpe?
a screening tool used to identify those who require more detailed perio exam and give a brief indication of treatment required
when should bpe be carried out?
- all new patients
- routine appointments
what probe do you use for bpe and what force do you use?
who probe
20-25g
what are the advantages of using BPE?
- only 1 piece of equipment needed
- quick and simple
- indicates treatment required
- recognised internationally
- indicate furcation involvement
what are the disadvantages of using bpe?
- need specialised probe
- not used for under 7s
- lacks detail on specific teeth or disease activity
- does not differentiate between false and true pocketing
- not for implants
what teeth are examined in 7-16 yo?
ur6, ur1, ul6, ll1, ll6, lr6
for 7-12- 0,1,2
>12-17- full bpe score
how do you carry out a bpe?
- let the pt know the process and gain consent
- walk the probe round the tooth and mark down the worst site within each sextant- must have at least 2 teeth in each sextant- if only 1 move to adjacent sextant
meaning of bpe score 0
- black band fully visible
- no ppds >3.5mm
- no calculus or overhangs
- no bop
treatment for bpe score 0
nil
meaning of bpe score 1
- black band fully visible
- no calculus/overhangs
- no ppds >3.5mm
- WITH bop
treatment of bpe score 1
OHI
meaning of bpe score 2
- black band fully visible
- no ppd >3.5mm
- calculus and/or overhangs presentt
treatment of bpe score 2
- OHI
- removal of plaque retentive factors
meaning of bpe score 3?
- black band partially visible
- ppd between 3.5 and 5.5mm
treatment of bpe score 3?
- ohi
- plaque and bleeding charts
- radiographic assessment
- initial therapy (supra/sub ging PMPR and OHI)
- review in 3 months with localised 6ppcs in involved sextants