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Perio Protect Announces New Orkos Award Recipients

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Posted: October 31, 2017
Edited by Dentaltown staff

ST. LOUIS—Dr. Wendy McCreight and Jamie Rotunno, RDH of Steamboat, Colorado, are the most recent recipients of Perio Protect’s Orkos Award for their attention to a patient’s anxieties and oral health. The Orkos Award was created to identify excellence in case study for the treatment of periodontal disease. 

The patient in McCreight and Rotunno’s case study came to McCreight Progressive Dentistry complaining that it hurt to brush his teeth and eat. He assumed he had a cavity, but McCreight diagnosed periodontal disease. 

Hygienist Jamie Rotunno addressed his concerns by explaining his periodontal charting and ideal treatment steps, the first of which included bacterial testing and prescription tray delivery of medication to fight the infections. Reducing infection and inflammation before scalings, she explained, should make the entire treatment more comfortable.

The patient exhibited generalized periodontal disease, with moderate to heavy bleeding, calculus, and pockets measuring up to 7mm (normal is 1–3mm). Bone surrounding his teeth had begun to break down and bacterial testing indicated high levels of pathogens. Treatment started with the prescription Perio Tray to reduce the bacterial loads and inflammation. After two weeks of tray usage, four deep cleanings in the office were completed. The prescription tray homecare continued two times a day for 15 minutes between hygiene visits. 

Six weeks after the cleanings Rotunno documented significant improvement throughout the mouth with decreased bleeding and less deep pockets. Three months later at a maintenance visit, the healthy results were maintained. 

“This case is exciting because it can be hard to convince fearful, anxious patients to acknowledge that they have gum disease and to accept treatment for it. The Perio Protect method of treating gum disease with adjunctive Perio Tray therapy was created exactly for this kind of patient and we congratulate the team at McCreight Progressive Dentistry. It is our pleasure to recognize the excellent of the dental team,” said PerioProtect Managing Director Tanya Dunlap.

For more information, visit perioprotect.com.
 
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