title: Oral diagnosis and treatment planning: part 6. Preventive and treatment planning for periodontal disease.
abstract: A high level of sustained personal plaque control is fundamental for successful treatment outcomes in patients with active periodontal disease and, hence, oral hygiene instructions are the cornerstone of periodontal treatment planning. Other risk factors for periodontal disease also should be identified and modified where possible. Many restorative dental treatments in particular require the establishment of healthy periodontal tissues for their clinical success. Failure by patients to control dental plaque because of inappropriate designs and materials for restorations and prostheses will result in the long-term failure of the restorations and the loss of supporting tissues. Periodontal treatment planning considerations are also very relevant to endodontic, orthodontic and osseointegrated dental implant conditions and proposed therapies.
authors.affiliation: The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Corbet
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Smales
mesh_terms: D015921:Dental Implants / Q000009:adverse effects; D003773:Dental Plaque / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000628:therapy; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design / Q000009:adverse effects; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D003945:Diagnosis, Oral; D006801:Humans; D009910:Oral Hygiene / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D009971:Orthodontics, Corrective / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000628:therapy; D012390:Root Canal Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants