Your new patient is a new mother with a 2 month old baby who…
Your new patient is a new mother with a 2 month old baby who just went back to work and is struggling to find time for self-care and isn’t brushing daily. She reports no medical history issues except anxiety, for which she takes a medication. Her vitals today are blood pressure 130/84, pulse 86 and respirations 20. Through the dental history, you determine the has not had a dental appointment in 3 years, is having some issues with sore and bleeding gums and has a 4/10 fear of the dentist. As you complete her assessments and radiographs, you determine that she has generalized bleeding and inflammation with 4-5mm probe depths, but no bone loss. You use the risk assessment rankings and Motivational Interviewing to try to help her establish goals/objectives to improve her oral health. Use this information and the photo below to answer the following questions. QUESTION: Based on the what can be seen in the photo of this patient (generalized inflammation and plaque), which classification would be given for the periodontal risk assessment for this patient?
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