title: [Guidelines for maintenance care of chronic periodontitis in Belgium].
abstract: The importance of maintenance care for controlling periodontitis and preventing disease recurrence is well-documented. Supportive periodontal therapy is essentially based on periodontal risk assessment, oral hygiene reinforcement and professional cleaning. As most of the referred periodontal patients return to the general practitioner at some point, supportive periodontal therapy should be continued in general practice. This manuscript offers the clinician, in particular the general practitioner, a number of guidelines to organize maintenance care.
authors.affiliation: Université de Gand, Ecole de Médecine Dentai- re, Service de Parodontologle & d'Implantologie Orale, De Pintelaan 185, 8-9000 Gand, Belgique. jan.cosyn@ugent.be
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cosyn
authors.forename: Carine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Van Moer
authors.forename: Hugo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: De Bruyn
mesh_terms: D001530:Belgium; D055113:Chronic Periodontitis / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003773:Dental Plaque / Q000517:prevention & control; D003777:Dental Prophylaxis; D005884:Gingival Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D010514:Periodontal Pocket / Q000175:diagnosis; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D018570:Risk Assessment; D055502:Secondary Prevention