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ADA NBDHE Dental Hygienist

Category - Provision of Clinical Dental Hygiene Services

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The primary reason for recommending an oral irrigator to a periodontal patient is:
  1. To flush bacteria from periodontal pockets
  2. To encourage patient compliance with oral care instructions
  3. To deliver medicated rinses to periodontal pockets
  4. To reduce food-impaction
Explanation
Answer: A - The primary reason for recommending an oral irrigator to a periodontal patient is to flush bacteria from periodontal pockets.
An oral irrigator is primarily intended to access periodontal pockets to disrupt and flush away planktonic bacteria. Informing the patient of the microbiological activity occurring inside periodontal pockets will help them to understand the greatest benefit of using an oral irrigator.
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