Treatment and Management Flashcards
Define PSR 0
No bleeding, no calculus, and you are not yet into the black area
Define PSR 1
There is bleeding, but not calculus and you are not yet into the black area
Define PSR 2
There is bleeding and calculus, but you are not yet into the black area
Define PSR 3
You are into, but not completely covering the black area
Define PSR 4
You are completely covering the black area
Define the asterisk in PSR
Indicates the presence of:
- Recessions > 3.5 mm
- Inadequate attached gingiva
- Mobility
- Furcation involvements
Found during PSR.
When MUST complete periodontal charting be performed based on PSR findings?
- 2 or more scores of 3
- 1 or more scores of 4
What to do if PSR shows one score of 3 only?
Must do full periodontal charting in that sextant alone
What to do if PSR shows highest scores of 2?
Periodontal charting is not required
Who can check and sign off the work to be done based on this PSR?
323/32*3
Needs complete periodontal charting, checked by a hygienist, signed off by a periodontist
Who can check and sign off the work to be done based on this PSR?
4*12/212
Needs complete periodontal charting, checked by a hygienist, signed off by a periodontist
Who can check and sign off the work to be done based on this PSR?
222/223*
Needs periodontal charting in the 4th sextant, checked by a hygienist, signed off by a periodontist
Who can check and sign off the work to be done based on this PSR?
222/223
Needs periodontal charting in the 4th sextant, can be dealt with by a GP, unless GP requests consultation with a periodontist
Who can check and sign off the work to be done based on this PSR?
102/201
Does not need periodontal charting, can be dealt with by a GP
3 occasions when patients who need all measures recorded MUST have them recorded
- At initial perio exam
- At re-eval (after intial therapy has been completed)
- At every recall appointment
Define bleeding index
Divide number of sites which bleed by the total number of sites present in the mouth, then multiply by 100
Define the modified O’Leary plaque index
Divide the number of plaque sites by the total number of sites in the mouth, multiply by 100 and subtract this number from 100
Define class 0 mobility
No mobility to normal physiological mobility
Define class 1 mobility
Mobility greater than normal physiological mobility but ≤ 1mm in a BL direction
Define class 2 mobility
Mobility of 1 mm in a BL direction
Define class 3 mobility
Mobility of ≥ 1mm in a BL direction, or mobility in an apical direction (tooth is depressible in its socket)
Define class 1 furcation
Vertical but not horizontal exposure of furcation
Define class 2 furcation
Vertical and horizontal exposure of furcation
Define class 3 furcation
Complete exposure of both sides of furcation
Define class 4 furcation
A class 3 that is visible (can see to the other side of the furcation)
When should additional radiographs be taken?
AFTER the clinical exam has been performed
8 perio indications for radiographs
- Probing depth ≥ 4mm
- Any + recession
- Mobility
- Furcation involvement
- Inflammation around a tooth suspected to an invasion of biologic width
- Gingival pain/discomfort
- Presence of a lesion on the gingiva
- Sinus tract exiting on the gingiva (with a trace)
7 criteria of assessment for radiographs
- Presence/amount of horizontal bone loss
- Presence of vertical bone loss
- Crown:root ratio
- Suggestion of furcation involvement/arrows
- Widening of periodontal ligament space
- Presence of calculus
- Suggestion of invasion of biologic width
Normal apical distance of crestal bone from CEJ of teeth it’s supporting
0.4 - 1.9 mm
Define the extent of horizontal bone loss
- Mild <30% of root length
- Moderate 30 - 50% of root length
- Severe >50% of root length
Define crown:root ratio
Proportion of the tooth that is coronal to the bone : proportion of tooth that is apical to the bone
3 reasons why pockets of ≥ 4mm are considered pathological
- More difficult to instrument and have less calculus removed from them
- Gain clinical attachment following therapy, reducing pocket depth
- More likely to experience disease recurrence/periodontal breakdown following therapy
2 clinical signs to identify inflammation in perio chart
- Probing depth ≥4mm
- Bleeding on probing
Progression of attachment loss
- The inflammatory infiltrate unzippers the junctional epithelium (2 - 4 days)
- The collagen of the connective tissue is lysed and lost (4 - 10 days)
- Bone is resorbed (years)
Primary feature of aggressive periodontitis
Attachment loss which affects first molars and incisors
5 secondary features of aggressive periodontitis
- Familial history of disease
- Amounts of microbial deposits may be inconsistent with amount of destruction
- Progression may be self-limiting (burn-out)
- May be associated with a.a. and p. gingivalis
- May be associated with neutrophil defects
Define severity of attachment loss
- Mild = 1 - 2 mm
- Moderate = 3 - 4 mm
- Severe = ≥5mm
Define extent of chronic periodontitis
- Localized = <30% of sites affected
- Generalized = ≥30% of sites affected
Define extent of aggressive periodontitis
- Localized = incisors and first molars only with UP TO 2 other teeth
- Generalized = incisors and first molars PLUS at least 3 other teeth
2 reasons why radiographs are not sufficient to diagnose periodontitis
- Radiographs do not tell you anything about whether or not the patient has an inflammatory lesion
- Radiographs severely underestimate the presence of the most common interproximal osseous defect, CRATERS
When is there considered to be minimally attached gingiva?
When the measure of attached gingiva (amount of gingiva to mucogingival junction minus mid-buccal/mid-lingual probing depth) is 1 mm or less. 1 mm may be clinically acceptable in the absence of other clinical signs (i.e. bleeding on probing)
What is the protocol for radiographs regarding implants
All implants MUST have a radiograph taken once a year for follow-up
Also, radiographs must be taken if an implant exhibits any clinical signs or symptoms
Define initial therapy (also known as phase I therapy or non-surgical therapy)
The first in the chronologic sequence of procedures that contitute periodontal treatment. Objective is to alter or eliminate the microbial etiology and factors that contribute to gingival and periodontal diseases to the greatest extent possible, therefore halting the progression of disease and returning the dentition to a state of health and comfort.
4 constituents of initial therapy
- Initiation of a comprehensive daily plaque control regimen
- Thorough removal of calculus and microbial plaque
- Correction of defective restorations
- Treatment of carious lesions
7 therapies to manage contributing local factors to periodontitis
- Complete removal of calculus
- Correction of replacement of restorations and prosthetic devices with unfavorable contours
- Restoration or temporization of carious lesions
- Treatment of food impaction areas
- Treatment of occlusal trauma
- Extraction of hopeless teeth
- Possible use of antimicrobial agents including necessary plaque sampling and sensitivity testing
10 parameters of data collection to properly formulate a comprehensive treatment plan
- General health and tolerance of treatment
- Number of teeth present
- Amount of subgingival calculus
- Probing pocket depths and attachment loss
- Furcation involvements
- Alignment of teeth
- Margins of restorations
- Developmental anomalies
- Physical barriers to access (i.e. limited opening or tendency to gag)
- Patient cooperation and sensivity (i.e. requiring use of anesthesia or analgesia)
5 steps in the sequence of procedures in initial therapy
- Plaque control instructions
- Removal of supragingival and subgingival plaque and calculus
- Recontouring defective restorations and protheses and performing necessary occlusal adjustments
- Caries control
- Tissue re-evaluation