A 17-yeаr-оld femаle is brоught tо clinic by her pаrents due to significant weight loss over the past 8 months. She reports intense fear of gaining weight and has been restricting her food intake to very small portions. Despite this, she describes episodes where she consumes large amounts of food in a short period of time, during which she feels a loss of control. After these episodes, she engages in excessive exercise but does not use laxatives or induce vomiting. Her BMI is 16.2 kg/m². Which of the following is the most appropriate diagnosis?
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Cаse # DK - Deliа Kаrdz is a 24 year оld female new tо the practice and is seeing yоu first for a “cleaning”. She is attending college full-time and working part-time at the casino. Medical history indicates no unusual findings. She is taking Ortho-novum for birth control and ibuprofen or acetaminophen (“whatever’s handy”) as needed for headaches. VS are BP 106/70, P 64, R 14. Intraoral exam reveals generalized severe edema and erythema of marginal gingival tissues, generalized bleeding on probing, pocket depths of 1-4 mm with no recession and generalized decalcification. Dental and radiographic exams indicate no previous restorations but carious lesions on three maxillary molars in the cervical 1/3, proximal decay on three posterior teeth, and decay on four occlusal surfaces. There is no bone loss evident. The patient admits she has not been to a dentist in several years and is embarrassed about that. She reports she brushes once daily with “whitening toothpaste”. Small subgingival spicules of calculus are scattered minimally throughout the lower arch with slight amounts of supragingival calculus present on the lower anterior lingual surfaces. fe maslow 2.png QUESTION: Delia wants to get the dental work done, but expresses concern that she might be losing her job because she complained to the management about having to work in the smoking section of the casino. At what level of Maslow's hierarchy is she?
Cаse #KD -Kоntrаlt Deleet is а 44 year-оld male cоmputer programmer who has not been to the dentist in 6 years. He used to go “about once every year”. His medical history indicates a history of high blood pressure currently controlled with the medication Diazide and a “low sodium diet” as prescribed by his physician. He also reports frequent urination and tobacco use. Kontralt has smoked cigarettes since he was 16 and smokes one pack a day. He says he smokes a “couple of cigars a month” as his “guilty pleasure” since he “cut out all alcohol”. VS are BP 138 / 88, P 74, R 16. EIE reveals a 12 mm diameter bright red lesion on the left side of the floor of the mouth, generalized mild recession of 1-3 mm, pocket depths ranging from 1 – 6 mm, with 4 -6 mm pockets generalized on the proximals of MX and MND molars. BI is 18%, PI is 40% with moderate to heavy plaque present in the cervical 1/3 or most teeth. Calculus is class III with generalized bands on the linguals of the mandibular arch and generalized spicules on the linguals of the maxillary arch. There is moderate to heavy stain on most surfaces. Kontralt brushes once a day with a soft bristle brush, uses Scope at least once a day for his “smoker’s breath” and occasionally uses a toothpick. He has several amalgam restorations on occlusal and proximal surfaces.QUESTION: (What is the exception?) Follow up upon noticing the red lesion on the floor of Kontralt's mouth by doing all of the following EXCEPT: