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PERIODONTICS

HOW GBT ELEVATED MY PRACTICE -

A CASE-BASED PERSPECTIVE

Tarvin Kaur

HOW I GOT INTRODUCED TO GBT?
I first came across GBT not through social media or a conference but through a demo that took place in my own practice. It wasn't a planned
purchase or a part of any long strategy. It was infact a moment that changed everything. The demo was conducted on one of my dental associates,
someone I had personally treated before and she would always get anaesthetised for her routine cleanings. With GBT Air flow technology, I was
able to remove the chromogenic stains completely without any anesthesia or discomfort. No sensitivity. No pain. No anxiety! For me that was
the moment of truth. I made the decision then and there to invest in this technology. No second thoughts!

The protocol is patient
centric. The entire approach
is designed with the patients’
clinical assessment of their
biofilm levels and pocket
depth.
There are two types of
biofilms: pathogenic and
bacterial. GBT breaks the
biofilm before it becomes
pathogenic. GBT is useful
in the first stage of peri-
implantitis. It can prevent peri-
mucositis from converting
to peri-implantitis non-
surgically. GBT is the only safe
technology to help maintain
the lifespan of implants in our
patients. It also plays a big role
in patient motivation through
the use of a disclosing agent,
which makes invisible plaque
clearly visible. It shifts the
patient’s mindset from “My
teeth look clean” to “I thought
they were clean!”
Guided Biofilm Therapy
isn’t just limited to hygiene
Fig 1: Chromogenic stains – Before, with disclosing agent and Fig 2: Lingual surface chromogenic
after stains appointments; it’s a powerful
protocol that supports virtually
WHAT IS GBT? The 8-step process consists of:- every specialty in dentistry.
GBT is Guided Biofilm Therapy, to manage 1. Assessment and Infection control From general preventive care
biofilm, remove stains and calculus in a safe, 2. Disclose to Orthodontics, Implant
systematic, modern and modular way. Dental 3. Motivate Maintenance, Pediatric
biofilm is the root cause of caries, periodontal 4. Airflow max dentistry, Periodontics, and
and peri-implant diseases. The protocol 5. Perioflow even Prosthodontics, GBT
consists of an 8-step process developed by EMS, 6. Piezon PS enhances treatment outcomes
Switzerland. 7. Check by ensuring a biofilm-free
8. Recall environment.

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