Well, after Monday's class, I have a much better idea of what direction I should be heading with this protocol.
After a long afternoon of reading research, I have found some articles to support my idea of performing FMP at every recall for Perio Therapy/Maintenance patients, as well as some articles that strongly advise FMP at every recall for all patients since some areas of bone loss have been shown to be random, and not necessarily due to obvious risk factors.
The other thing that I came across, which I never really thought too much about, was patients with diabetes or smokers. We all know that these patients are at a high risk for periodontal disease, or increased progression of it, but I have never heard of any FMP protocol addressing these issues in an attempt to closely monitor changes in PDs or bone levels.
I know it may seem a little extreme, but I am now planning on implementing guidelines for smokers and patients with diabetes into the FMP protocol...why not? We're just throwing ideas out there right? In a real world setting this type of protocol may not be realistic, but I thought I would try it just for fun.
Wish me luck! See you all Monday, hope you have a great weekend!!
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