Periodontal Treatment Planning Quiz

What are the overall treatment outcomes in periodontal therapy?

• Individually satisfactory aesthetics and function

• Absence of pain

• Elimination of open furcations in multirooted teeth

• All of the above

What factors should be considered in treatment planning for patients with multiple dental and oral problems?

• All of the above

• Correction of local risk and plaque retentive factors

• Provision of immediate prostheses

• Extraction of hopeless teeth

What is indicated by a patient showing favorable improvement in oral hygiene?

• Insufficient improvement on oral hygiene

• Patient states preference to a palliative approach to periodontal care

• Plaque levels ≤ 20% and bleeding levels ≤ 30%

• Plaque levels > 20% and bleeding levels > 30%

What is the aim of customised treatment planning for each patient?

• To consider different risk factors in every individual

• To provide emergency treatment first

• To perform root canal treatment

• To eliminate open furcations in multirooted teeth

What is the aim of providing emergency treatment first in periodontal care?

• To provide pain relief and stabilize the disease

• To perform root canal treatment

• To eliminate open furcations in multirooted teeth

• To consider different risk factors in every individual

Based on the new treatment guide for periodontal disease. How many treatment steps is available?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

What is STEP 2 based on the new treatment guide?

• Subgingival instrumentations

• reinforce OH, risk factor control, behaviour change

• subgingival instrumentation in combination with systemic antibiotics

• Regenerative surgery

Definitive restorative therapy can be provided before reassessment

• yes

• no

Engaging patients should have...

• improvement in OH and Bleeding scores of 20%

• improvement in OH and bleeding scores <10%

• improvement in OH and bleeding scores >50%

• plaque and bleeding scores >30%

Diabetes is not a risk factor for periodontal disease

• Yes

• No