“Orkos" is an ancient Greek word associated with the "Hippocratic Oath." Perio Protect, LLC celebrates those in the dental field who practice effective, minimally invasive oral health care.
Dr. Jared Mosley and hygienist Mimi Myers of Fresno CA received the Orkos Award for a case study involving a 35-year old patient who had avoided a dental office for 20 years. The patient presented January 4, 2011 with the following symptoms:

• Necrotizing Ulcerative Periodontitis (NUP)
• Fetid breath
• Intense pain
• Punched out papillae
• Red to purple to white gingival tissues
• Spontaneous heavy bleeding with 100% bleeding on probing
• Pocket depths up to 6-7mm
• Rampant caries
• Localized class II mobility
• Extremely, heavy calculus

 
Intra-oral photo dated January 4, 2011 shows solid, glossy calculus deposits.
Dr. Mosley prescribed customized Perio Trays^® to deliver oral debriding agent 1.7% hydrogen peroxide gel before SRP so that the medication could begin to fracture and debride the calculus, making the necessary in-office procedures more comfortable for the patient and easier to complete.  The patient received Perio Trays^® and medication January 18, 2011 with daily usage instructions.  When she returned to the office two weeks later on February 8, the calculus was pitted and fractured and had begun to disassociate.  Tissues were flatter with some resolution in inflammation, exposing subgingival calculus. Fetid breath was mild. SRP was completed on her right side at this appointment.

Intra-oral photos dated February 8, 2011 show the fractured, pitted calculus that had begun to disassociate.
When the patient returned April 4, 2011 to complete scaling procedures, Mimi Myers documented that the tissue on the right side (scaled on 2/8/11) was coral, pink, firm, stippled, and reportedly pain free. Fetid breath was resolved. Importantly, bleeding on this side was reduced from 100% to 3%.

Intra-oral photos dated April 4, 2011 indicate clean teeth and healthy tissue.
At the May 17 recall visit, Mimi Myers recorded just 9 bleeding points (6% of all pockets down from 100% in January) and significant decreases in pocket depths. Deep and bleeding pockets that accounted for 92% of all pockets at baseline measured just 4% on May 17. Due to the healing, the patient needed a new set of Perio Trays^® that would precisely fit the healthier gums and was eager to receive them. She also scheduled a re-care appointment at which time an update to her treatment plan will be made to determine if additional site specific scaling is needed. Mimi Myers reported that the patient is very happy with these initial results and the comfortable care she received.