IMPLANTS!!

Last Thursday at the VA, I had quite the patient! I saw a man who had a FULL dentition of implants EXCEPT for THREE molars... for me, this was a remarkable site! I literally scaled his three remaining teeth and then polished and flossed. It was probably my quickest scale time EVER! ;) However, I was very grateful for the experience. This appointment truly portrayed the significance of providing effective and INDIVIDUALIZED OHI to each patient. I spent the majority of the appointment reviewing OHI with this patient and identifying/demonstrating the use of specific aids that would be beneficial to his homecare regimen. All in all, it was a great experience that helped remind me of the importance of determining and providing PATIENT SPECIFIC OHI. Hopefully through this experience I will be able to better focus my oral hygiene instruction to each patient.