NSPT &
Treatment
Treatment
Generally performed before surgery for periodontitis patients
What is Nonsurgical periodontal therapy?
Biofilm patients can remove at home
what is Supragingival biofilm?
This common post-NSPT patient complaint occurs when exposed dentinal tubules respond to thermal, tactile, or osmotic stimuli.
What is dentinal hypersensitivity?
This CDT code is used for patients with generalized moderate to severe gingival inflammation without radiographic bone loss.
What is D4346?
This common misconception is false: not all cases of this reversible condition progress to periodontitis.
What is gingivitis?
Code for generalized gingivitis without bone loss
What is D4346?
Best tool for root concavities
What is Interdental brush ?
or
Waterflosser/Waterpik
I will accept either answer
The theory explaining dentinal hypersensitivity
What is the hydrodynamic theory?
A patient returns with disease after previously successful therapy due to poor home care.
What is Recurrent periodontitis?
Radiographs often fail to detect this condition in its earliest stages.
What is bone loss?
Primary goal of NSPT
What is Remove biofilm and inflammation?
Behavior change method using collaboration
What is Motivational interviewing?
This healing process is responsible for reduced probing depths after successful NSPT without true regeneration.
What is Epithelial adaptation?
If floss shreds repeatedly between two teeth, this local factor should be suspected first.
What may hint a poorly contoured restoration?
This outdated belief incorrectly claimed that this root structure had to be removed during root planing.
What is cementum
Recommended timeframe for reevaluation after completion of nonsurgical periodontal therapy
What is 4-6 Weeks ?
Most important factor in long-term success
What is Patient compliance?
Following successful NSPT, this finding should decrease as periodontal tissues heal.
What is bleeding on probing?
This is the most significant modifiable risk factor for periodontal disease progression.
What is smoking?
This common interdental aid is not the best choice for every patient, especially those with open embrasures.
What is dental floss?
The primary type of healing that occurs after successful nonsurgical periodontal therapy.
What is Long Junctional Epithelium?
These oral hygiene devices are recommended for implant patients because they disrupt biofilm without traumatizing peri-implant tissues
What is Waterpik/Water flossers ?
This is indicated when deep periodontal pockets and inflammation persist after reevaluation following NSPT
What is referral to a periodontist?
When a patient continues to show inflammation after NSPT, this is the next clinical step before considering surgery.
What is reinstrumentation?
Dental plaque is one example of this broader bacterial community found throughout nature.
What is biofilm?