Perio Maintenance

Question 1

Mean %BOP 6% —-> periodontal risk assessment

Answer 1

Low risk (lang et al 1990)

Question 2

What does presence of deep residual pockets after scrp indicate

Answer 2

Chaffee et al 1990 deep pockets after scrp associated with high risk of disease progression at site level

Lindhe and Nyman 1984 longitudinal studies show that deep pockets could remain stable over time depending on supportive perio therapy given

Question 3

Smokers have ___x increased risk for disease recurrence vs no nsmokers

Answer 3

10x (Lang and Tonetti 2003)