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Cаse #CER (phоtо is illustrаtive - nоt essentiаl) fe cer pic rs.jpg Carrie Emma Rownd is a 42-year-old female who presents for a prophylaxis. She runs a home day care and has three children of her own at home: a 4 year-old boy, 12 year-old girl and 15 year-old boy. She missed her last 6-month recall appointment due to health problems: she had been diagnosed 11 months ago with thyroid cancer and has had surgery and radiation therapy. She is troubled by seasonal allergies. She is taking supplemental thyroid hormone daily and OTC antihistamines as needed to manage allergy symptoms. VS are BP 124/82, P 78, R 16. Assessment reveals no palpable thyroid gland, visual inspection shows oral tissues with very poor tissue moisture, decreased salivary flow rate, generalized demineralization and several yellowish-brown lesions on the roots at the cervical margins of the teeth, probe readings range from 1-3 mm, generalized recession of 1-2 mm, several occlusal amalgam restorations and four anterior composite restorations. There is very little biofilm present on the occlusal and incisal 2/3 but slight biofilm is visible in the cervical third. Carrie admits she doesn’t “floss like I should” and has difficulty brushing near the gumline because it is “very sensitive since I went through radiation”. Calculus classification is I (very minimal) with no stain present. QUESTION: An appropriate treatment plan for this patient would be:
Cаse # DK -Deliа Kаrdz is a 24 year оld female new tо the practice and is seeing yоu first for a “cleaning”. She is attending college full-time and working part-time at the casino. Medical history indicates no unusual findings. She is taking Ortho-novum for birth control and ibuprofen or acetaminophen (“whatever’s handy”) as needed for headaches. VS are BP 106/70, P 64, R 14. Intraoral exam reveals generalized severe edema and erythema of marginal gingival tissues, generalized bleeding on probing, pocket depths of 1-4 mm with no recession and generalized decalcification. Dental and radiographic exams indicate no previous restorations but carious lesions on three maxillary molars in the cervical 1/3, proximal decay on three posterior teeth, and decay on four occlusal surfaces. There is no bone loss evident. The patient admits she has not been to a dentist in several years and is embarrassed about that. She reports she brushes once daily with “whitening toothpaste”. Small subgingival spicules of calculus are scattered minimally throughout the lower arch with slight amounts of supragingival calculus present on the lower anterior lingual surfaces.QUESTION: Of the following, the most appropriate oral hygiene recommendations for her needs would be to: