Treatment of periodontitis: key principles include removing subgingival bacterial deposits; providing a local environment and education to support good home care; providing regular professional maintenance.
Professor Emeritus, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, and independent oral health research consultant.
Bruce
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Pihlstrom
D018441:Biofilms; D018849:Controlled Clinical Trials as Topic; D003773:Dental Plaque / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D003777:Dental Prophylaxis / Q000379:methods; D018865:Dental Research; D012534:Dental Scaling / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D009910:Oral Hygiene / Q000193:education; D010518:Periodontitis / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy*; D012107:Research Design; D016745:Root Planing / Q000379:methods; D013524:Surgical Flaps