title: Effective periodontal control.
abstract: One of the major difficulties in periodontal care is that knowing the principles is of very little practical help when it comes to treating individual patients. This article discusses the identification of susceptible patients, the measurements of sites of disease and identification of active bursts of disease when the patient is on a maintenance programme that can be easily performed by the dental practitioner.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Grace
mesh_terms: D003773:Dental Plaque / Q000517:prevention & control; D003774:Dental Plaque Index; D003792:Dental Records; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D010512:Periodontal Index; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests