title: General considerations in the treatment of periodontal disease: infection control, medications, and wound healing.
abstract: Although it is difficult to accurately predict the results of periodontal therapy, it may be possible to improve the success of therapy if the patient is considered from an immunologic, microbiologic, social, and behavioral point of view, as a heterogenous entity. The success or failure of a particular treatment can be related to the host's personal response to a therapeutic procedure rather than to the technique used.
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontology, University of Rome La Sapienza, Italy.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cattabriga
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Di Murro
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Paolantonio
mesh_terms: D016301:Alveolar Bone Loss; D003807:Dentin Sensitivity / Q000188:drug therapy; D004846:Epithelial Attachment; D006801:Humans; D008795:Metronidazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D014945:Wound Healing
chemical_list: D008795:Metronidazole