2 Infection Control
Abstract This chapter focuses on concisely instructing practitioners on the principles of infection control for the safe delivery of dental care in the office or clinic setting. Transmission of infectious…
1 New Patient Visit
Consultation Visit—New Patient Script One of the greatest sources of anxiety and confusion for preclinical and new-to-clinic dental students is What should I say to the patient? Learning what to…
Section III: Evidence
Outcome Assessment and Evidence on the Clinical Performance of Orthodontic Aligners Spyridon N. Papageorgiou and Theodore Eliades Summary In the last decade several systematic reviews of clinical studies comparing orthodontic…
Managing Tooth Mobility
Abstract One of the most immediate dental concerns linked to periodontal disease is tooth mobility, and unlike pocket depth or attachment level, tooth mobility is easily understood by patients. But,…
Correcting Gingival Recession and Mucogingival Defects
Abstract While the discovery of deep pocketing seems to be the most common cause of alarm during periodontal exams, soft tissue deficiencies are often overlooked during routine exams. This is…
Controlling Gingival Inflammation
Abstract Generally, dental treatment begins with pain management, if needed, and progresses through acute disease control, definite treatment, and maintenance phases. The acute disease control phase consists of biopsy and…
Predicting Tooth Longevity
Abstract Data gathered during periodontal assessment also helps to answer questions about prognosis that are highly relevant to patients and practitioners: what is the likelihood of tooth loss without treatment?…
Treating Teeth with Furcation Involvement
Abstract Furcation involvement presents a special challenge to nonsurgical and surgical periodontal techniques, and the management of furcation involvement has to be approached from both periodontal and restorative perspectives. This…
Reducing Pockets
Abstract For patients with more significant periodontal disease, there typically are residual deep pockets remaining after nonsurgical periodontal treatment. While it is possible that repeat scaling and root planing and…
Identifying Periodontal Diseases
Abstract The next step after periodontal data gathering is periodontal diagnosis, which means identification of a patient’s ongoing periodontal disease(s) and attempting to understand what factors led to a patient’s…
