A Patient with a Diagnosis of Gonococcal Arthritis and Symptomatic Bilateral Temporomandibular Joints Presents for Scaling and Root Planing

A young female patient presents to the dental clinic for scaling and root planing with known gonococcal arthritis. The patient is undergoing treatment for the condition with antibiotics. She endorses bilateral temporomandibular joint pain. For treatment, the scaling and root planning procedure was completed by quadrant. The patient tolerated the procedure well in this fashion.
Source: Dental Clinics of North America - Category: Dentistry Authors: Source Type: research