Your patient is a 55 year old male. He has a medical history…

Your 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 is the term for the wear that is visible on incisals and occlusals of the teeth?

True or false: Elder Uchtdorf said “In family relationships…

True or false: Elder Uchtdorf said “In family relationships love is really spelled t-i-m-e.”1 1 Uchtdorf, D. F. (2010, October 2). Of things that matter most. https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2010/10/of-things-that-matter-most?lang=eng

Your patient is a 55 year old male. He has a medical history…

Your 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 would be the notation for the finding on the buccal mucosa?

Your first patient in the spring has hypothroid and hyperten…

Your first patient in the spring has hypothroid and hypertension, both controlled with medications.  The vitals for today are 114/64, pulse 80 and respirations 14.  They haven’t had a dental appointment in a year and had bitewings taken then.  Your head and neck findings indicate a few abnormalities to chart and their periodontal assessments indicates that they have localized recession and generalized 1-3mm probe depths.  They indicate that they clench at night and you find that some of the anterior teeth move less than 1mm when you test mobility using 2 blunt ends of instruments. Since they are low risk for caries and have no dental concerns, you determine that they do not need new radiographs. Use this information to answer the following questions. QUESTION: What would you note for these two sores on the labial mucosa and vestibule (whitish/yellow with red ring)?