Question

A 38-year-old woman with severe periodontitis is in her 10th week of pregnancy. When the dental assistant tries to discuss oral hygiene and future appointments for scaling, the patient becomes angry and says that she can live with bleeding gums and brown teeth from her former smoking habit. She also says that she is not interested in learning about hygiene because her teeth will eventually fall out anyway. How could the dental assistant convince this patient of the importance of oral hygiene?

Answer 1

he could tell her the risks of not taking care of her teeth and the infections that could harm her baby

Answer 2

The dental assistant can convince this patient of the importance of oral

hygiene by telling her the implications on her health and that of her unborn

baby.

What is Periodontitis?

This is a medical condition that affects the oral cavity. The symptoms include:

• Inflammation of the teeth tissues

• Guy shrinkage

• Loss of teeth etc.

The dental assistant has to tell the pregnant mother that negligence may

result in her losing her teeth and her baby being underweight.

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