Caries
I have a recall client at Douglas College that had only had her teeth cleaned once before, prior to myself providing her with treatment. Her chief complaint was that she had generalized pain throughout her mouth. During her periodontal and dental examinations I noticed she had a lot of calculus build up, many restorations and multiple dark, sticky, suspicious areas. I took a few radiographs and had the dentist on site interpret them. He confirmed that she had multiple carious lesions, ten to be exact, and the majority of which were interproximally located. I explained the situation to my client and assessed her oral self care techniques. She admitted that she doesn’t floss, and demonstrated an ineffective brushing technique. I informed her of how caries occur and how to properly brush and floss properly to aid in prevention of disease, as well as pain. This was important because I knew that this client would be motivated to change her ways due to the amount of pain she was in and therefore will hopefully continue keeping up her oral hygiene.