title: Periodontal maintenance therapy: an integral part of dental practice. Case reports on three periodontally involved patients.
abstract: Periodontal maintenance therapy is an integral aspect of any general dental or specialist practice. Numerous studies have indicated that periodontal therapy in the absence of a carefully designed maintenance program invariably results in the relapse of the disease condition. Accordingly, dental practices that provide periodontal care without a maintenance program deal with significant patient management and disease management issues. In this article, three cases are presented with varying levels of disease severity but all sharing the common trait of having being enrolled in a good maintenance program with positive treatment outcomes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontics and Allied Dental Programs, Indiana University School of Dentistry, Indianapolis, Ind., USA.
authors.forename: Vanchit
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: John
authors.forename: Karim
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: El Kholy
authors.forename: Ranjitha
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Krishna
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D010520:Aggressive Periodontitis / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000601:surgery; D000543:Alveoloplasty; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D055113:Chronic Periodontitis / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000601:surgery; D003773:Dental Plaque / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D005892:Gingivitis, Necrotizing Ulcerative / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000601:surgery; D005893:Gingivoplasty; D016557:Guided Tissue Regeneration, Periodontal; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009910:Oral Hygiene; D010349:Patient Compliance; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D010518:Periodontitis / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000601:surgery; D016745:Root Planing; D013357:Subgingival Curettage; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents