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Periodontal disease: breaking the downward spiral of the disease process

From Volume 43, Issue 8, October 2016 | Pages 734-744

Authors

Elaine Kehily

Clinical Fellow in Restorative Dentistry, Cork University Dental School and Hospital, Wilton, Cork, Ireland (ekehily@ucc.ie)

Articles by Elaine Kehily

Anthony Roberts

BSc, BDS, FDS, FDS(Rest Dent), PhD

Clinical Lecturer in Periodontology Birmingham Dental School

Articles by Anthony Roberts

Abstract

Periodontal disease is a common disease affecting more than 50% of the world's adult population. It presents a diagnostic and treatment challenge for the dental clinician. A successful treatment outcome can be achieved by early and repeated intervention when signs of disease are evident in the mouth. Gingival bleeding is one of the early signs of gum disease and one which should not be overlooked by the patient or his/her dental care professional. This is usually indicative of the presence of gingivitis, which can lead to periodontitis in susceptible patients.

CPD/Clinical Relevance: A high standard of plaque control is essential throughout treatment for a favourable periodontal outcome and yet it is unfortunate that sometimes, despite the best endeavour of both patients and clinicians, this is not possible. As a consequence of the failure to establish high levels of plaque control, some patients do not respond fully to traditional periodontal therapy and, for some patients, an ongoing deterioration or ‘downward spiral’ continues and adjuncts to non-surgical periodontal therapy are indicated to improve periodontal outcomes.

Article

Periodontal disease is a common disease affecting more than 50% of the world's adult population. It presents a diagnostic and treatment challenge for the dental clinician. A successful treatment outcome can be achieved by early and repeated intervention when signs of disease are evident in the mouth. Gingival bleeding is one of the early signs of gum disease, one which should not be overlooked by patients or their dentist/care professionals. This is usually indicative of the presence of gingivitis, which can lead to periodontitis in susceptible patients. A high standard of plaque control is essential throughout treatment for a favourable periodontal outcome and yet it is unfortunate that sometimes, despite the best endeavour of both patients and clinicians, this is not possible. As a consequence of the failure to establish high levels of plaque control, some patients do not respond fully to traditional periodontal therapy and, for some patients, an ongoing deterioration or ‘downward spiral’ continues and adjuncts to non-surgical periodontal therapy are indicated to improve periodontal outcomes.

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