title: [Does good oral hygiene guarantee the maintenance of a health periodontium?].
abstract: On the last European Workshop for Periodontology, it was accepted that the prevalence of periodontitis in certain regions of Europe and USA has decreased. It remains difficult to phrase a decision concerning the prevalence of periodontitis in general. This article wants to highlight the need of a good oral hygiene and different forms of prevention (primary, secondary & tertiary) in the maintenance of a healthy periodontium. The relationship between gingivitis and tooth loss is pointed out. The prevention is described in the complexity of the periodontitis proces and it's modifying factors. When dealing with different forms of periodontitis (refractory, necrotising gingivitis and periodontitis, agressive periodontitis) prevention needs to be adjusted to the etiology and specific situation. This is also the case in peri-implantitis. This article tends to find a scientific background for oral hygiene and prevention in periodontal disease.
authors.affiliation: Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Ecole de Médecine Dentaire, de Stomatologie et de Chirurgie Maxillo-faciale, Service de Parodontologie, Kapucijnenvoer 7, blok A - bus 7001, B-3000 Louvain. andy_temmerman@hotmail.com
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Temmerman
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dekeyser
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Quirynen
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009910:Oral Hygiene; D010518:Periodontitis / Q000145:classification / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011322:Primary Prevention; D012307:Risk Factors; D055502:Secondary Prevention