Plaque recording

Question 1

What is used to help encourage and motivate patients to improve OH but is not used in every day to day practice

Answer 1

plaque disclosing tablets

Question 2

What method is used in a more practical day to day practice to record plaque

Answer 2

4 or 6 point assessment

Question 3

How do you calculate plaque percentage score

Answer 3

number of sites with plaque / total number of sites x 100 = % PS

Question 4

What is the ideal plaque score and the more realistic

Answer 4

10%

<40%

Question 5

What should be applied to lips to avoid staining

Answer 5

Vaseline

Question 6

What is the plaque disclosing tablets and and plaque score used for to a patient?

Answer 6

motivational tool

Question 7

What 4 sites of the tooth should be recorded

Answer 7

mesio-buccal
buccal
distal-buccal
palatal/lingual

Question 8

What surfaces should you place the disclosing solution and what motion

Answer 8

buccal and lingual/palatal
sweeping motion (no longer than 30 secs)

Question 9

After placing the disclosing solution what should you ask the patient to do?

Answer 9

sit the patient upright and ask them to rinse out carefully

Question 10

What should you do with the patients for their next visit

Answer 10

suggest OH methods

set a realistic target for the next visit