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3 Case of Periodontal Disease

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1. CAL

2. Periodontal Diagnosis:

Generalised Stage III Grade C periodontitis 

  • Severity:

    • 3-4mm greatest CAL 3 -4 mm for 9 teeth (17, 12, 11, 21, 33, 32, 45, 47)

    • 5mm or more CAL on 6 more teeth (16, 37, 36, 41, 42, 46

    • PD of 9mm even noted on some teeth, with 7mm pockets being common

    • Horizontal and vertical bone loss >33%

  • Complexity: Stage III because CAL is >5mm on teeth highlighted in pink + Grade II mobility involvement 

  • Grace C because %greatest bone loss / age in years = 50 / 26 so bone loss >1%

Differential diagnosis: generalised molar/ incisor Stage III Grade C periodontitis, periodontitis as a manifestation of systemic diseases (genetic), systemic diseases or conditions affecting the periodontal supporting tissues (neoplastic), traumatic occlusal forces?

 

3. Identify risk factors

  • Poor oral hygiene:

    • lack of proper toothbrushonly brushing once a day with horizontal scrubbing (WRONG)

    • Lack of interdental cleaning

  • family history of periodontal disease 

  • Stress/ anxiety due to preparing for exams 

  • tonsillectonomy so decreased immunity 

  • Iron deficiency - burning oral mucosa

  • Mouth breather

  • Crowding and malposition of teeth, especially lower anterior teeth

  • Secondary problem - burning mouth sensation - possible risk factors include iron deficiency caused by atrophic glossitis/ stomatitis, exacerbated with ethanol content and overuse of Listerine, mouth breathing and potentially dry mouth may be identified as an additional risk factor.


4. Bone loss type and severity 

General - Upper maxillary teeth horizontal bone loss, mandibular teeth mixed horizontal with vertical and furcation involvement

Tooth related -  

  • 17 furcation involvement and vertical defect

  • 16 bone level at the level of furcation 16 not affected furcation


5. Prognosis for dentition:

Questionable - Poor


6. Prognosis per tooth: 


7. Provide LA plan for debridement 

Allergic to adrenalin so best to opt for prilocaine with felypressin 3% 

Q1 & Q2: Greater  palatine and nasopalatine block, infraorbital nerve block, or alternatively just buccal and palatal infiltrations

Q3 & Q4: IANB & Lingual n block, long buccal nerve block 


8. Maintenance Plan 

  • Review every 3 months for supragingival clean and OHI if poor OH

  • Review every 6 months if perio charting shows significant improvement


9. Treatment Plan 

Periodontal screening, education (risk factors), OHI education (interdental cleaning + 2x tooth brushing with Bass technique), provide education related to Listerine (2x is sufficient), may be better to switch to CHX (0.2%)

Initial therapy 1: Supragingival scale  & prophylaxis & OHI

Periodontal assessment : 6 point chart

Initial therapy 2:

Subgingival debridement Q1 & 4

wait 2 weeks 

Subgingival scale Q2 & 3

Periodontal review: wait 1 month

  • Full mouth 6 point periodontal chart 

  • Redebridement if necessary

  • Consultation with orthodontics - decision to exo 18, 28, 38, 42, 48

  • Surgical regenetative periodontal therapy (regeneration with Emdogain) of 37, 36, 46

Periodontal review

  • Orthodontic therapy with continuous 3 months program with continuous caries prevention, keep monitoring OH and recalibrating ID spaces

  • If improvement and periodontal health stabilises, schedule next appointment in 6 months time. If no improvement, schedule next appointment in 3 months time.

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