Question 27 · LDEK · Treatment of periodontal diseases
A 45-year-old, generally healthy, smoking male has been referred to the periodontist. Clinical examination revealed chronic periodontitis and periodontal abscess in tooth 36 with PD=10 mm. What is the most appropriate treatment in this case?
- A. prescription of clindamycin 300 mg every 6 hours for 5 days.
- B. medical counseling for smoking.
- C. rinsing of the pocket of tooth 36 with 10% solution of metronidazole and supragingival scaling of the mandibular teeth.
- D. drainage of the abscess, rinsing with physiological saline, subgingival scaling in tooth 36.
- E. extraction of tooth 36 under block anesthesia.
Hint
In an acute periodontal abscess in a healthy patient, local measures come first; systemic antibiotics are kept for systemic involvement.
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