BASIC PERIO EXAMINATION OSCE

Question 1

What is the BPE?

Answer 1

a SCREENING tool (does not provide diagnosis)

Question 2

How is the mouth divided when performing a BPE?

Answer 2

sextants

Question 3

For a sextant to qualify, how many teeth must it have?

Answer 3

2 teeth minimum

Question 4

what type of probe is used to perform a BPE?

Answer 4

WHO probe

• 0.5mm ball end
• black band from 3.5mm to 5.5mm

Question 5

what is the proper probing force when examining periodontal pockets?

Answer 5

25g

Question 6

what would be seen in a sextant with a BPE score of 0?

Answer 6

• no pockets > 3.5mm
• no calculus or overhangs
• no bleeding on probing
  (black band fully visible)

Question 7

what would be seen in a sextant with a BPE score of 1?

Answer 7

• no pockets > 3.5mm
• no calculus or overhangs
• there IS bleeding on probing
  (black band still fully visible)

Question 8

what would be seen in a sextant with a BPE score of 2?

Answer 8

• no pockets >3.5mm
• there IS supra/subgingival calculus present
• may or may not bleed on probing
  (black band still fully visible)

Question 9

what would be seen in a sextant with a BPE score of 3?

Answer 9

• pocketing between 3.5-5.5mm
• may have calculus deposits
• may have bleeding on probing
  (black band partially visible)

Question 10

what would be seen in a sextant with a BPE score of 4?

Answer 10

• pocketing > 5.5mm
• may have bleeding on probing
• may have calculus deposits
  (black band no longer visible)

Question 11

what would be seen in a sextant with a BPE score and * next to it?

Answer 11

furcation involvement

Question 12

What would be done going forward if a patient has a sextant that scores a BPE code 3?

Answer 12

• record 6 point pocket chart in CODE 3 SEXTANTS ONLY in addition to BPE recording
• take radiographs to asses alveolar bone levels

Question 13

What should be done going forward if a patient has a BPE score of 4 in any sextant?

Answer 13

• perform full mouth six point pocket chart

- take radiographs to assess alveolar bone level

Question 14

Should a BPE be scored on implants?

Answer 14

NO