Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2022L00280:reg:9
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2022L00280
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 9
Character Range: 3560–5778

9               Factors that must exist
At least one of the following factors must exist before it can be said that, on the balance of probabilities, periodontal abscess or death from periodontal abscess is connected with the circumstances of a person's relevant service:
(1)          having periodontitis at the affected site within the 6 months before the clinical onset of periodontal abscess;
(2)          having a foreign body embedded in the affected region of the periodontium at the time of the clinical onset of periodontal abscess;
            Note: Examples of foreign bodies that can be embedded in the periodontium include finger nails, corn husks, dental floss, shrapnel and materials derived from dental procedures such as calculus fragments, cement remnants and orthodontic separators.
(3)          having trauma to the affected region of the periodontium within the 4 weeks before the clinical onset of periodontal abscess;
            Note: trauma to the affected region of the periodontium is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(4)          having surgery to the affected region of the periodontium within the 4 weeks before the clinical onset of periodontal abscess;
(5)          having periodontitis at the affected site within the 6 months before the clinical worsening of periodontal abscess;
(6)          having a foreign body embedded in the affected region of the periodontium at the time of the clinical worsening of periodontal abscess;
            Note: Examples of foreign bodies that can be embedded in the periodontium include finger nails, corn husks, dental floss, shrapnel and materials derived from dental procedures such as calculus fragments, cement remnants and orthodontic separators.
(7)          having trauma to the affected region of the periodontium within the 4 weeks before the clinical worsening of periodontal abscess;
            Note: trauma to the affected region of the periodontium is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(8)          having surgery to the affected region of the periodontium within the 4 weeks before the clinical worsening of periodontal abscess;
(9)          inability to obtain appropriate clinical management for periodontal abscess.