Exam 18: Prognosis and Results After Periodontal Therapy

If the teeth are predicted to remain healthy and functioning for a long time,then the prognosis would be:

Once patients are placed on a maintenance schedule after periodontal treatment,bleeding is indicative of ____________________________________.

Mr.SJB is 56 years of age.He has had a full upper denture for 4 years and has not been back to the dentist since it was completed.He has 5- to 6-mm probing depths,several millimeters of recession around all of his remaining teeth,and the gingiva readily bleeds when probed.Observation reveals that he has heavy subgingival calculus,staining,root caries,and heavy deposits of plaque biofilm.The dental hygienist will provide preventive care and scale his remaining teeth.The likely overall prognosis for this patient is:

Smoking affects the severity of periodontal disease.Tobacco use slows healing in those who smoke.

Mobility that is caused by occlusal forces can often be corrected.This type of mobility does not adversely affect the prognosis.

Teeth that have lost so much attachment and support that they require extraction are considered to have what prognosis?

List five of the nine factors that can affect the prognosis of individual teeth. ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________

The patient's host ability to respond to periodontal diseases is influenced by systemic diseases and conditions.

Extensive attachment loss suggests a worse prognosis for the patient.In periodontal therapy,all teeth with extensive attachment loss should be maintained as long as possible.

The overall prognosis for treatment outcome is determined by:

Ms.JTW is 40 years old and in excellent health.She has had periodontal therapy in the past,including surgery in the posterior sextants,and has been maintained for the past few years on 3-month recalls.Ms.JTW has recently moved to a new location to take a different job and is going through a divorce.When she arrives for her recall visit this time,the dental hygienist notes generalized gingivitis throughout her dentition.The dental hygienist provides Ms.JTW with oral hygiene instruction,scales and polishes her teeth (she is concerned about light staining),and asks her to return in 2 months for her next recall appointment.The global prognosis for this patient is likely to be:

An individual tooth prognosis reflects the:

A global prognosis is made using subjective and objective assessments for each patient.

If the periodontal condition is likely to worsen at some time in the future,then the prognosis would be:

Adequate remaining periodontal support and ease of maintenance and adequate patient cooperation all describe which one of the following categories of individual tooth prognoses?

The clinical condition that is considered a risk predictor for patients on periodontal maintenance is ________________________________.