You are scheduled to complete a periodontal maintenance on y…

You are scheduled to complete a periodontal maintenance on your patient.  They last had complete periodontal charting and head and neck exam at their last appointment 4 months ago.  When assessing your patient with a head and neck exam, you determine that they have a lesion on their lip from an accidental bite and that there are two large nevi on their face that were not noted before. While doing your periodontal assessments you determine that there are scattered 4-6mm probe depths, isolated areas of mobility and both generalized recession and furcation involvement.   QUESTION: Which periodontal assessments will not be noted on the periodontal charting for today?

Your new  patient is a mechanical engineer who has been away…

Your new  patient is a mechanical engineer who has been away from the dentist for a few years.  He had been going to an older dentist who retired and hadn’t been up on newer technology in the dental office.  He is very interested in learning about what and how you are doing  the procedures of the appointment and asks a lot of good questions.  Choose the right answer to each of his questions. QUESTION: Why do you wear those magnification glasses (loupes)?  Which would NOT be an appropriate response?

You are a slave in the south in 1865. One day, the Union Arm…

You are a slave in the south in 1865. One day, the Union Army shows up at your plantation and tells you that you are among the last African Americans to be read the Emancipation Proclamation. “Better last than never” you think to yourself. Based on the information above, which state do you live in?

You are scheduled to complete a periodontal maintenance on y…

You are scheduled to complete a periodontal maintenance on your patient.  They last had complete periodontal charting and head and neck exam at their last appointment 4 months ago.  When assessing your patient with a head and neck exam, you determine that they have a lesion on their lip from an accidental bite and that there are two large nevi on their face that were not noted before. While doing your periodontal assessments you determine that there are scattered 4-6mm probe depths, isolated areas of mobility and both generalized recession and furcation involvement. QUESTION: What classification of mobility would be charted for #26 if it moves horizontally about 2mm, but is not depressible?