Title: Explain periodontal disease.
Course: Dental Careers I (14054-I) > Section: Examining Preventive Dentistry and Nutrition

Explanation should include

- the definition of periodontal disease
- the effects of chronic diseases, such as
- cardiovascular
- respiratory
- endocrine
- autoimmune
- immunocompromised.

Teacher Resource: AAP Staging and Grading Periodontitis

Process/Skill Questions:

- How would one advise a patient who presents with a history of periodontal disease as well as a heart condition?
- What would one tell a pregnant patient who calls to cancel her periodontal recare appointment?
- What information would one give a patient with chronic respiratory illness?