CASE STUDY #1: You are practicing the periodontal probes and…

CASE STUDY #1: You are practicing the periodontal probes and are getting ready to discuss these instruments with your faculty. You will also demonstrate proper activation of this instrument in the mouth on your partner.  Use this scenario to answer the following questions. QUESTION: What is the term for the ability to detect irregularities through the vibrations that are transferred through the instrument to your fingers?

CASE #3: You are treating your first periodontally involved…

CASE #3: You are treating your first periodontally involved patient who has generalized recession and 4-6mm probe depths. You are completing a periodontal maintenance appointment and are navigating all of the root surfaces and subgingival calculus that the patient presents with. You are using the explorer to help you determine how your scaling is going and are treatment this patient by scaling the teeth in one quadrant at a time since this patient is more involved. Use this information to answer the following questions: QUESTION: Why will the middle finger be placed against the shank when exploring?

You are living on a farm in the south. The year is 1864. You…

You are living on a farm in the south. The year is 1864. You see the Union army marching toward you in the distance. You see smoke billowing from behind the Union Army. “Probably burnt more fields” you think to yourself. You had been hearing reports of the damage Sherman has been causing. Which of the following states do you most likely live in?