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Real life case studies

I am going to attempt to bring you some "real life" case studies that you can check out.  I

 hope to help new graduates in learning to treatment plan.  If you have pics and a case

study to develop and want to share, please let me know and I will add it.

• Click here for patient treatment note suggestions :)
• Study pictures that I have seen in my office of certain conditions
• Case Studies with no treatment plans so you can use them to study for National Boards -- .pdf format to print out and share with your students or classmates.  There are questions on each case to help you study.
• Case Study #1, 28 year old woman, no problems with medical history, never had her teeth cleaned
• Case Study #2, 36 M, hasn't had any dental visits since 1984.  Past history of using chewing tobacco
• Case Study #3 -- 54 F, can't remember when her last visit was
• Case Study #4, 65 year old patient, presented with pain on LR
• Case Study #5 -- 51 F, moderate periodontal disease, non compliant with homecare and regular recalls
• Case Study #6 -- 35F, moderate periodontal disease, compliant with recalls but not compliant with homecare
• Case Study #7 -- 41M with moderate -- localized severe periodontal disease -- decay
• Case Study #8, 28 year old, last prophy 2001, extremely heavy bleeding
• Case Study #9 -- 22 M with signs of early periodontal disease
• Case Study #10, 21 M with severe gingivitis
• Case Study #11 -- 32 M moderate periodontal disease, arestin placed
• Case Study #12 -- 64F, with mod - severe periodontal disease
• Case Study #13 -- 36 M, severe periodontal disease, may need referral for periodontist
• Case Study #14, 45M, heart attack in 2002, active periodontal disease, last "prophy" was 18 years prior
• Case Study #15, severe periodontal disease, referred to periodontist
• Case Study # 16, 36 F trying to get pregnant with two fistulas present, residual radiographic calculus
• Case Study # 17, 40 F severe periodontal disease
• Case Study #18 -- 37 M with early to mod. localized perio disease
• Case Study #19 -- 45 M with localized perio disease, had been regularly seen in a different office every 6 months and stated it took 20 minutes to "clean his teeth
• Case Study #20 -- 35 M, with localized areas of periodontal disease
• Case Study #21 38 M, apprehensive, last dental visit was in 1998
• Case Study #22 -- 41 M with moderate to advance periodontal disease
• Case Study #23 -- 32 M, moderate localized periodontal disease, from Russia
• Case Study #24, 35 M, 17 years since last dental visit
• Case Study #25, 64 F, never had her teeth "Professionally" cleaned
• Case Study #26, 57 M with lichen planus, presented by Lory Laughter, RDH, BS from Napa, CA
• Case Study #27, 33 M, moderate to severe periodontal disease, 23-26 had to be extracted due to severe bone loss and mobility
• Case Study #28 --  44 F, severe periodontal disease
• Case Study #29 -- 29 F, Pregnant, presented by Lory Laughter, RDH, BS, From Napa, CA
• Case Study #30, 70 year old woman with Spongy Nevus, presented by Lory Laughter, RDH. BS, From Napa, CA
• Case Study #31-- man with severe toothbrush trauma to gingiva

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 Amy Nieves, RDH

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