title: Perspectives on soft-tissue management for the prevention and treatment of periodontal diseases.
abstract: Because of economic issues, public awareness, and patients' desires, current dental practice embodies an array of preventive and therapeutic endeavors for the treatment of periodontal diseases. Evaluation of clinical research and practice experiences documented several findings regarding soft-tissue management. Soft-tissue management can be successful, even in advanced cases of disease, when performed by technically proficient clinicians. Perfect plaque control is not required for the long-term preservation of attachment levels if there is compliance with a strictly supervised maintenance regimen. Although soft-tissue management can be considered a practical, even preferred treatment, it is not uniformly successful for every periodontally diseased site.
authors.affiliation: School of Dentistry, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
authors.forename: N F
authors.initials: NF
authors.lastname: Bissada
mesh_terms: D003728:Dental Calculus / Q000628:therapy; D012534:Dental Scaling; D005881:Gingiva; D006801:Humans; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy*; D010514:Periodontal Pocket / Q000628:therapy; D010518:Periodontitis / Q000628:therapy; D011379:Prognosis; D012307:Risk Factors; D016745:Root Planing; D016896:Treatment Outcome