Which electrolyte disorder can lead to muscle weakness, cardiac arrhythmias, and seizures?

How can you assess a patient’s kidney function based on clinical presentation and laboratory results?

Which adverse drug effect is not observed with dobutamine?

Post SRP, pockets that originally were 4-6 mm are generally reduced by 1mm. Pockets that were originally deeper (>7mm) are generally reduced by 2mm. 

Case Study questions 28-30.  A 23 year old male patient presents to your office today for the first time. He tells you that it has been “a long time” since he has been to the dentist. He just started a new job and has dental insurance and wants to “take care of his mouth.”  His chief complaint is that his gums bleed while he brushes them sometimes, and his teeth are sensitive when he eats sweets. You take a full mouth series of radiographs and perform all assessments including the medical/dental history, oral cancer screening, periodontal probing, periodontal risk assessment, CAMBRA, plaque score, and gingival observations. The patient is on anticonvulsants for seizures with no other medical concerns. Blood pressure is 112/82 and pulse is 65.    Findings from assessments: CAMBRA: High risk Plaque Index: 12 PRA: Moderate risk Periodontal charting: Generalized 3-4 mm pockets and BOP in >30% of the mouth. No recession noted. Slight gingival overgrowth throughout.  Radiographs:  Bone levels are in tact

Which of the following is the ultrasonic instrumentation mechanism of action that fractures calculus deposits from the tooth surface?

Which are goals of periodontal therapy?   Preserve Improve Maintain Eliminate or control plaque biofilm

It is important that the clinician covers every square millimeter of the root surface during scaling and root planing. Vertical strokes alone are sufficient to achieve total instrumentation of the root surface. 

Removing subgingival calculus deposits is a challenging task since the clinician cannot see the deposits hidden beneath the gingival margin. Instrumentation zones are used to divide the root surface into a series of narrow tracts.  

The distance the tip of a powered instrument tip moves during one cycle is known as the _____.