Case study courtesy of Ria Freitas, RDH
April 16, 2024: 99-year-old patient with peri-implantits exhibited suppuration and bleeding on #29
PerioProtect Trays delivered 4/26/24 at maintenance appointment after patient declined periodontal surgery.
Patient Returns for Visit on August, 19, 2024 (4 months later). Impacted food was removed on the lingual margin. Note the tissue improvement on the buccal margin.
Patient Returns Again on 12/04/2024
There is no bleeding, no suppuration and pocket probing depths decreased by 2-4 mm.
By the December visit, the patient had turned 100. He turned to his hygienist and reported: "Not bad for a 100 year old man!"