To assist the clinician in effective and appropriate treatment planning, it is helpful to correlate PreViser Disease State and Risk scores to American Academy of Periodontology Guidelines for the Management of Patients with Periodontal Diseases, first published on September 16, 2006. While based on objective measurements of periodontal status and risk level, the referral and co-management recommendation offered should be interpreted in light of your clinical expertise and your fuller understanding of patient needs.

Based on these guidelines and this patient's current periodontal status and risk level and the change (if any) of these states over time:

This patient's periodontal needs can best be provided by the general dentist

This recommendation is based on the following:

Disease state is 1, and has decreased over time
Risk score is 1, and has decreased over time

This recommendation is based on the patient's PreViser calculated disease state and risk scores correlated by PreViser to Guidelines for the Management of Patients with Periodontal Diseases.* These scores do not take into account certain clinical factors that might affect your response to the recommendation offered. These factors include:

• Pregnancy
• Other systemic health problems (cardio vascular disease, chronic respiratory disease, etc.)
• Peri-implantitis
• Restorative treatment requirements that must precede specialized periodontal therapy
• Malocclusion or other tooth position abnormalities
• Tori or exostosis
• Gingival enlargement or recession
• Tooth mobility
• Endodontic lesions affecting the periodontium
• Habits that may provide continuing damage to the periodontium

*The American Academy of Periodontology does not endorse any specific product, but it does support the use of enhanced diagnostic tools that allow for rapid identification of patients that may be at greater risks for periodontal diseases. PreViser Risk and Disease scores correlate to the American Academy of Periodontology's Guidelines for the Co-Management of Periodontal Diseases.