Case Study 1:
Left (before) vs Right (after)
Cyst apical to #4
A 23 year old Indian male with generalized heavy supragingival and subgingival calculus with moderate staining. Patient also presented 3mm-in-diameter, raised cyst, apical to #4, that patient was not aware of: asymptomatic. FMS was taken for overall evaluation, and referral was given for possible caries and radiographic pathology on #4. Localized anesthetic was used for pain management before scaling. Sealants were placed on #19 and #31 for caries prevention. Patient had to make total of three visits to complete scaling, polishing, and 5% sodium fluoride varnish treatment.
After1
After 2
Case Study 2:
A 30 year old Asian male with heavy extrinsic staining on the lingual sides of both arches. Patient presented with edge-to-edge bite with generalized diastemas on the anterior teeth. Patient’s main concern was halitosis with extrinsic stains from smoking cigarettes. The stains were removed during the first visit, using prophy-jet/ air polishing. On the second visit, all four quadrants were scaled using ultrasonic and hand-scalers. Stains and calculus were completely removed in two visits: patient was polished and 5% sodium fluoride varnish was applied.
Other cases:
Hyperdontia lingual to #7
Class III Occlusion
Disclosed: generalized supragingival deposits
Heavy generalized [occlusal] staining due to coffee/tea drinking
