All patients diagnosed with periodontal disease need to be a…

All patients diagnosed with periodontal disease need to be assigned a stage and grade. As noted above, Gregory R. was staged as having stage III periodontal disease. Based on the information provided above, what would be the most appropriate grade you would add to his periodontal diagnosis?

During treatment for Gregory R., you encounter a particularl…

During treatment for Gregory R., you encounter a particularly tenacious deposit that doesn’t appear to be responding to repeated strokes with hand instrumentation. What advanced instrument would be most appropriate to attempt to crush or fracture this tenacious deposit?