title: Current status of periodontal risk assessment.
abstract: Chronic periodontitis is a destructive chronic inflammatory disease of bacterial etiology. Mounting evidence confirms that not all patients are susceptible to inflammatory periodontal disease, and further, that the extent and severity of its clinical manifestation varies as a function of individual risk. Risk assessment models are needed to target treatment effectively. Contemporary risk assessment, as applied to periodontal disease, represents an innovative approach to managing periodontitis. The central intent of this paper is to review the current view of risk assessment as it relates to the diagnosis and management of chronic periodontitis, as well as to consider a number of such applications that can be incorporated into daily practice.
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontology and Implant Dentistry, New York University College of Dentistry, New York, NY 10010, USA. wayne.kye@nyu.edu
authors.forename: Wayne
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Kye
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Davidson
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.forename: Steven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Engebretson
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D011379:Prognosis; D012008:Recurrence; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012720:Severity of Illness Index