Your new patient is a 55 year old male. He has a medical his…
Your new patient is a 55 year old male. He has a medical history of hypertension, prostate cancer and has bipolar disorder. At today’s visit, his blood pressure is 152/90, has a pulse of 103, and respiratory of 20. During the intraoral portion of the head and neck exam, it is noted that there are bilateral white lines across the occlusal plane of the buccal mucosa. The patient reports that he tends to bite on his cheeks during work. During the appointment a full periodontal charting is completed. You notice that there is occlusal and incisal wear in which the teeth look flatter than they should. There are also generalized probe depths of 2-5mm with localized recession, mostly in the posterior region, with some generalized inflammation.Use this information to answer the following questions. QUESTION: What type of restorations are visible on the posterior teeth to chart?