[Guidelines for maintenance care of chronic periodontitis in Belgium].
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.
Cosyn
Jan
J
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
Van Moer
Carine
C
De Bruyn
Hugo
H
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