Maintenance programs after active periodontal therapy

Once patients have completed active periodontal therapy (APT), periodontal maintenance (PM) is required to prevent any progression of periodontal disease. Included in PM is close monitoring of the patient's periodontal status, supragingival and subgingival debridement, and behavior modification to help the patient maintain a healthy periodontium. PM begins when the patient achieves acceptable periodontal stability as measured by clinical attachment level (CAL), reduced pocket probing depths (PPDs), and bleeding on probing (BoP) compared to baseline values.

Source: Dental Abstracts - September 1, 2018 Category: Dentistry Tags: Inquiry Source Type: research