Kuwait Dental Board Periodontics case studies
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The Kuwait Dental Board Periodontics credential is a specialty-level assessment for dentists who want their periodontal training and clinical judgement recognised within Kuwait's public and private dental sectors. It is aimed at graduates of accredited periodontal programmes and at general dentists preparing for specialist scope of practice, and it is typically encountered alongside Ministry of Health licensing and registration steps. The Kuwait Dental Board Periodontics case studies are 5 cases and about 4,776 words.
1Staging and grading a 47-year-old smoker with uncontrolled diabetes
A 47-year-old woman is referred for management of generalised periodontitis. She has type 2 diabetes (HbA1c 8.4%) managed with metformin 1 g twice daily, and smokes 12 cigarettes daily.
927 words, about 5 min2Peri-implantitis at a mandibular molar implant in an erratic attender
A 64-year-old man attends for maintenance. He had four mandibular implants placed in 2018; the mandibular left first molar implant was restored with a screw-retained crown in 2019, and the mandibular right first molar implant with a cemented crown.
1,013 words, about 5 min3Anticoagulated patient needing scaling and two extractions
A 58-year-old man with non-valvular atrial fibrillation attends for treatment of Stage III periodontitis. He takes apixaban 5 mg twice daily and bisoprolol, with no other medication.
917 words, about 5 min4Residual intrabony defect: is regeneration justified?
A 43-year-old woman has completed non-surgical therapy with good compliance. The mandibular right first molar has a residual probing depth of 7 mm on the mesial aspect with bleeding on probing; clinical attachment loss is 8 mm.
952 words, about 5 min5Deciding whether to buy a laser: appraising a manufacturer-funded trial
The principal of your practice wants to buy a diode laser costing about 4,000 KWD because a sales representative has presented a study. The study recruited 24 patients in a split-mouth design: each patient received scaling and root planing plus laser in one quadrant and scaling and root planing alone in the contralateral quadrant, with 6 months of follow-up at a single centre.
967 words, about 5 min