Cаse GV: Ginger Vitis, RDH's pаtient is а 58 year оld African-American male in fоr his three-mоnth periodontal maintenance recall appointment. He has high blood pressure that is controlled with Toprol-XL ® (metoprolol) and recently had a cardiac pacemaker placed. Ginger notices a couple of lesions on the left buccal mucosa where the patient recalls he bit his cheek. Ginger notes several amalgam restorations, and a 3 unit bridge on the UL. The patient has generalized recession and pockets ranging from 2 to 6 mm. He has a couple of areas of graininess and one small spicule of subgingival calculus in the upper anterior with a thin band of calculus visible supragingivally in the lower anterior lingual area. His oral hygiene is fair, with a thin line of biofilm accumulated along the gingival margin of most all posterior teeth and a little heavier on some anterior teeth. He is very agitated because he was on time for his appointment but was not seated until 15 minutes after he arrived. Case GV: Of the following information obtained on this patient, which is objective (and not subjective) data?
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