On this week’s episode of Fast Facts - Perio Edition, we are going to unpack a weird fact, a fun fact that some of you might know around the utilization of statins as an adjunct to scaling and root planing. Quotes: “Get this, they have actually found that the local … [Read more...] about “Statins: An Adjunct to SRP” Fast Facts: Perio Edition
“Dental Implants: Peri-Implantitus” Fast Facts: Perio Edition
On this week’s episode of Fast Facts - Perio Edition, Katrina Sanders, continues her discussion around dental implants, today diving into peri-implantitis. Quotes: “They describe peri-implantitis as a pathological condition that occurs in the tissues that surround the … [Read more...] about “Dental Implants: Peri-Implantitus” Fast Facts: Perio Edition
Fast Facts: Perio Edition “AAP 2017 Classification System – Grade C”
On this week’s episode of Fast Facts - Perio Edition, Katrina Sanders, RDH discusses the current AAP current grading parameters and how we identify Grade C for a patient. Quotes: “Anytime that a patient is diagnosed with active periodontitis, we are going to grade the … [Read more...] about Fast Facts: Perio Edition “AAP 2017 Classification System – Grade C”
Fast Facts: Perio Edition “AAP 2017 Classification System – Grade B”
On this week’s episode of Fast Facts - Perio Edition, Katrina Sanders, RDH discusses the current AAP current grading parameters and how we identify Grade B for a patient. Quotes: “We should start by placing all patients into grade B, and if there are modifiers that move … [Read more...] about Fast Facts: Perio Edition “AAP 2017 Classification System – Grade B”
Fast Facts: Perio Edition “AAP 2017 Classification System – Current Grading Parameters”
On this week’s episode of Fast Facts - Perio Edition, Katrina Sanders, RDH discusses some of the parameters that we use currently, when we're looking at grading guidelines. Quotes: “We all know that if new patient shows up in the practice without their previous charting or … [Read more...] about Fast Facts: Perio Edition “AAP 2017 Classification System – Current Grading Parameters”
Fast Facts: Perio Edition “AAP 2017 Classification System – Stage IV Periodontitis”
On this week’s episode of Fast Facts - Perio Edition, Katrina Sanders, RDH wrap up the breakdown of the AAP 2017 Classification System highlighting state 4. Quotes: “These are patients in which there is complex management required in order to stabilize the patient's existence of this … [Read more...] about Fast Facts: Perio Edition “AAP 2017 Classification System – Stage IV Periodontitis”
Fast Facts: Perio Edition “AAP 2017 Classification System – Stage III Periodontitis”
On this week’s episode of Fast Facts - Perio Edition, Katrina Sanders, RDH continues the breakdown of the AAP 2017 Classification System Stage three. Quotes: “Now, for dental hygienists that are typically working blindly and by blindly I mean, we're using feel more … [Read more...] about Fast Facts: Perio Edition “AAP 2017 Classification System – Stage III Periodontitis”
Fast Facts: Perio Edition “AAP 2017 Classification System – Introduction to Staging”
On this week’s episode of Fast Facts - Perio Edition Katrina Sanders, RDH gives us an overview of the AAP staging guidelines that we will give into over the next several weeks! Quotes: “Periodontitis is characterized by microbially associated host mediated inflammation … [Read more...] about Fast Facts: Perio Edition “AAP 2017 Classification System – Introduction to Staging”