Q - How has the Perio Protect Method® been successful in your office?
A - With this Method there is less bleeding, firmer tissue, less tenacious calculus, reduction of pockets, and fewer incidences of decay. My patients also tell me that their mouths feel cleaner. One memorable patient who came to see me had not had his teeth cleaned for more than 10 years. We started treating with oxidizing agents delivered into the pockets with a prescription tray 3-4 times a day. When he returned to the office for scaling and root planing as recommended by the Method, many of the problems had already been addressed: the tissues were much healthier, the bleeding had diminished, and the scale/root plane was extremely easy on both the hygienist and patient. Q - Are most of your patients responding well to treatment?
A - Yes they are. If patients comply as directed, they respond well. We first notice decreased bleeding, then reductions in calculus build-up, and decreased pocket depths. Q - How did you begin to implement this Method in your office?
A - In the beginning, we hand-picked three patients with extreme perio problems – lots of bleeding, deep pockets, smoker, lichen planus, implants – as “test” patients to see for ourselves how the Method worked before we decided to suggest it to all our patients. After three months of treatment using oxidizing agents in the prescription trays and isolated SRP, results from these patients amazed us. Q - How do you introduce patients to this Method?
A - We introduce it as a conservative, comfortable, easy-to-use treatment that gives the patient more control over the disease. It doesn’t taste bad either. We also remind patients that a healthy mouth is reflected in better overall general health. Q - Is there any additional information you would like others to know?
A - Since I work in a perio office, I see the worst of the worst dental diseases but I have very motivated patients, so it is fairly easy to suggest this Method and have the patients follow it. Most of my patients have been coming to our office three or four times a year for the better part of 15 years, and they trust me. Over those 15 years, I have never “pushed” a product onto my patients. I am a tough sell. I will only suggest something I have seen work, know to be effective, and would use myself. I highly recommend the Perio Protect Method®.
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