“Area-specific” curets are?

From the following options, choose the best way for you and your dentist to address today’s new findings on tooth #9?

Clinical outcomes of periodontal debridement are best evaluated at a re-evaluation appointment that is scheduled after therapy.

The sequence in which quadrants or sextants are scaled in a series of appointments?

Which of the following statements describes the root planing technique? The instrument grasp is held lightly. The instrument grasp is held firmly. Light vertical, oblique & horizontal strokes. Firm vertical, oblique & horizontal strokes. Long strokes are used. Short strokes are used.

A patient has a six-millimeter pocket on the mesial of tooth # 19. Tooth # 20 was removed 10 years ago due to an endodontic lesion. As a result of not replacing tooth #20, tooth #19 has tipped forward mesially to contact tooth #21. Scaling and root planing will eliminate the six-millimeter pocket on the mesial surface on tooth #19.

Use the following case study to answer the question below. Mrs. Jane Marcum is 55 years old, has a history of type 1 diabetes, joint replacement in 2003, hypertension, latex allergy, and a heart attack 4 months ago. You record her pulse rate at 80 beats per minute, respiratory rate is 16 breaths per minute, and blood pressure is 110/72 mm Hg. Her last physician’s visit was two years ago; her last dental appointment was four years ago. Mrs. Marcum tells you that her A1C is 7.1. You detect a medium-sized, tenacious deposit located 5 mm below the gingival margin on the mesial surface of the first molar. Which instrument would you select to remove the deposit?

When the treatment plan for Lucy calls for two appointments of scaling and root planing with anesthetic, it is best to?

Evidence-based practices state that site-specific medicaments are not meant to be used alone, but can be used as an adjunct to scaling and root planing. The added benefits of site-specific medicaments are considered to be minimal when compared to the benefits of scaling and root planing alone.

Debridement instruments will still be effective if not sharp. Sharpening stones should be kept in each cassette to be available during the scaling and root planing procedures.