Browsing: Scaling and root planing

Editor’s note: In part 1 and part 2 of this series, published in October and November, respectively, I suggested that untreated periodontitis could compromise immunity or…

As a dental hygienist, these three statements are likely to relate to you: 1. You practice in a clinical setting. 2. You spend most patient appointments…

Dear Dianne,I have written to you in the past and always await your advice RDH magazine because the topics are so relevant to our everyday practical…

Disease managementWhen pathogenic biofilm causes disease (gingivitis, periodontal disease, peri-implant disease) in a susceptible host, the oral health care provider must develop a treatment plan framework…

31 Mar Complement inhibitor reverses periodontitis MedicalResearch.com interview with: Dr. George Hatisengallis George Hatzisengallis, DDS, Ph.D.,Thomas W. Evans Centennial ProfessorUniversity of PennsylvaniaPenn Dental Medicine – MicrobiologyPhiladelphia,…

I recently received this common dental coding question. I am confused about the correct code for a perio patient who has undergone scaling and root planing…

We owe code D4346 to eight hygienists who came together to create a code that was missing from the CDT Code. Back then there were two…

Gingivitis usually develops due to a bacterial infection caused by plaque overgrowth. Other viral or fungal infections can also cause it. Treatment may depend on the…

Receding gums cannot grow back. However, changes in oral hygiene can stop gum recession, and certain treatments can rebuild gum tissue.Healthy gums fit comfortably around the…

Periodontal Industry According to the latest Future Market Insights industry report, the global size of the periodontal industry is expected to reach a valuation of US$…