Case #4: You are seeing a new patient and are finishing thei…

Case #4: You are seeing a new patient and are finishing their assessments by taking intraoral camera photos. Through your assessments, you have determined that the patient does not have recession, gingival inflammation, or periodontal pockets and has a .2 level of calculus. You are primarily going to be using the sickles for scaling their teeth today. Use this information to answer the following questions.  QUESTION: Which is not part of preparation for using the intraoral camera?

CASE STUDY #2: You are seeing a new patient and are completi…

CASE STUDY #2: You are seeing a new patient and are completing their periodontal and caries charting in AxiUm.  After completing the charting, you are discussing your findings with the dental hygiene and dental faculty clinic instructors.  The patient has several areas of concern, both periodontally and restoratively, so you have a lot to discuss.  Remember that you will need to use the appropriate professional dental terminology in your discussion to demonstrate your knowledge.  Use this scenario to answer the next 5 questions. QUESTION: What classification would be given for the furcations that you find when the Nabor’s probe can detect the furcation site, but not enter it? 

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?