Class 3!

So today I had a new spanish speaking patinet come in. I took 4 BWX he did not want to pay for a full mouth series like many of my pts. I completed my OD and everything seemed to be pretty normal, he only had a few deep pockets. I thought he would for sure just be a 1B. When I had Angie come over, she looked at the x-rays and pointed out some calculus spurs. I did not even notice them! It was cool to see calculus on the x-rays. After doing an OD check it was determined that he was a class 2 upper and 3 lower. He did not have very much supra calculus, but quite a bit sub. I was acutally suprised he did not qualify for a board pt. Just by looking in his mouth I could hardly see any calculus. I guess I learned today that it is important to look at the radiogaphs in depth before probing, and also feel for calculus as you probe. I cleaned one quad of a 3 and he is coming back in April. Overall i had a good experience in clinic today!