Periodontally treated dentitions: their maintenance and prognosis.
At the beginning of a 2-year clinical study patients were subjected to five different periodontal surgical procedures. The oral hygiene of 50 test patients was then maintained by professional cleaning at intervals of 2 weeks. Patients in the control group (n = 25) were recalled only once per year for scaling and polishing. In the test subjects further periodontal destruction was arrested; in the control group inadequate plaque control led to progressive periodontitis. Further study, over 4 years, of the test subjects demonstrated that continued vigorous plaque control measures maintained their periodontal status. These results were obtained irrespective of the type of surgery performed initially.
D003773:Dental Plaque / Q000517:prevention & control; D003777:Dental Prophylaxis; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000601:surgery*; D011379:Prognosis; D013997:Time Factors