TREATMENT PLAN 6 TREATMENT PLANNING Blue print for

TREATMENT PLAN 6

�TREATMENT PLANNINGØ Blue print for case management Ø Aims at ‘total treatment’ coordination of all treatment procedures for creating a well functioning dentition in a healthy periodontal environment. Ø Elimination of gingival inflammation and correction of conditions that cause it and/or perpetuate it. 5

Sequence of treatment procedures PRELIMINARY PHASE(emergency phase) ü Treatment of emergencies like dental or periapical periodontal others ü Extraction of hopeless teeth and provisional replacement if needed. 4

�PHASE I THERAPY(Etiotropic phase) ü Plaque control ü Diet control ü Removal of calculus and root planing ü Correction of restorative and prosthetic irritational factors ü Excavation of caries and restorations ü Antimicrobial therapy ü Occlusal therapy ü Minor orthodontic movement ü Provisional splinting 3

EVALUATION OF RESPONSE TO PHASE I ü Rechecking- pocket depth, gingival inflammation, plaque and calculus, caries status. PHASE II THERAPY(surgical phase) ü Periodontal surgery including placement of implants ü Root canal therapy EVALUATION TO PHASE II THERAPY ü Periodontal examination 2

PHASE III THERAPY (Restorative phase) ü Final restorations ü Fixed and removable prosthodontics EVALUATION OF RESPONSE TO PHASE III ü Periodontal examination PHASE IV THERAPY (Maintenance phase) ü Periodic recall visits checking - plaque, calculus, gingival condition, occlusion, 1 tooth mobility, other pathologic changes.

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