Management of Patient with Active Type III, Localized Type IV Periodontitis and Hypertension

During third semester, I treated a patient with active Type III, localized Type IV periodontitis, with radiographic evidence of severe bone loss and active carious lesions. I emphasized the importance of the patient’s need for routine dental visits and referred the patient for evaluation for periodontal treatment. I understood that the patient’s oral health condition was related to her history of limited access to dental treatment and provided the patient with home care instructions including effective brushing technique, drinking water after meals to irrigate food stuffs from the oral cavity, and rinsing with Colgate Peroxyl.

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