title: [The comparative evaluation of the efficacy of surgical and nonsurgical periodontal therapy in relation to the oral hygiene conditions and the severity of the lesions].
abstract: A retrospective longitudinal study was carried out to evaluate the efficacy of surgical and nonsurgical periodontal therapy in reducing pocket depth values. This evaluation was made in relation to the strictness with which patients observed professional and domestic oral hygiene and in relation to pretreatment pocket depth values. Results showed that the two forms of periodontal therapy offer comparable results in terms of pockets reduction of either restricted or considerable depth, whereas the most important element in order to achieve therapeutic success was the observation of an effective professional and domestic plaque control.
authors.affiliation: Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia, Università degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Paolantonio
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Di Murro
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cattabriga
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003774:Dental Plaque Index; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009909:Oral Health; D010514:Periodontal Pocket / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D010519:Periodontium / Q000601:surgery*; D012189:Retrospective Studies
vernacular_title: Valutazione comparativa dell'efficacia della terapia parodontale chirurgica e non chirurgica in relazione alle condizioni di igiene orale ed alla gravità delle lesioni.