Periodontal history and examination Flashcards
What are the stages involved in treating periodontal disease?
- Periodontal history and examination
- Diagnosisand prognosis
- Treatment plan
- Treatment
- Recall
What are some of the aetiologies of periodontal disease?
Primary aetiological factor: dental plaque
What does a classic case history entail?
Medical history
Social history eg use of drugs, alcohol smoking status
Oral hyphen regime
What is prognosis?
Predicting the out come of the treatment
What are the 3 stages of periodontal treatment?
- Initial therapy
- Corrective therapy
- Supportive therapy
What do we do before carrying out initial therapy?
Solve the original problem the patient came in for eg tooth pain
What do we need to note down before coming to a diagnosis?
- Not down the patients complaints / reason for attendance
- Take history of presenting complaint
- Take dental history
- Take a social history
- Take a medical history
What does a medical history identify ?
Identifies patients:
- With systemic illness or taking drugs/medication that may affect management in the surgery /Allergies
- At risk from periodontal examination
- Who may pose an infection control risk
- With systemic periodontal risk factors
Which website can we use to gain further information on medication?
The British National Formulary (BNF) website
What must we record when taking a medical history?
Must record what drugs and in what quantities a patient is taking
What are 4 considerations we must keep in mind when taking a medical history?
- Illness or drugs/medication that may affect management in the surgery eg angina, diabetes
- Does the patient’s medical history put them at risk from having periodontal examination/therapy? eg anticoagulant Warfarin
- Does patient have systemic risk factor(s) for periodontal diseases? eg poorly controlled diabetes, medication
4, Does patient pose an infection control risk to you? eg HIV
What is the current recommended alcohol consumption in units?
14 Units
What may patients with angina need?
may need glyceryl trinitrate tablet or spray to relieve angina symptoms;
What do patients with angina have a higher risk of getting?
increased risk of heart attack
What may patients with type 1 diabetes have a higher risk of getting?
risk of hypoglycaemia
What must we ask for from patients who are taking anticoagulants?
We need an INR (International Normalized Ratio) prior to sub-gingival scaling, root surface debridement, surgery or extractions due to increased bleeding risk
Before which treatment to we need to take an INR number from our patient?
prior to sub-gingival scaling, root surface debridement, surgery or extractions due to increased bleeding risk
When do we need an INR?
Need INR on day of visit in LDI
What is currently the INR threshold?
currently INR must be less than 4
Against NICE guideline what should patients who are having dental treatment who may have infective endocarditis not take?
Prophylaxis
What questions do we need to ask when taking a social history?
- note smoking habit (how many cigarettes/day, how long been smoking)
- alcohol consumption
- note occupation/ patient’s personal situation
- psychological stress levels
- check availability to attend