10.1055/b-0034-56522 Phase 1 Therapy • Initial Treatment 2—Causal, Antimicrobial Therapy by the Dental Team Traditional, Non-surgical Pocket Treatment FMT—Pharmacologically Supported “Full Mouth Therapy” Actual Phase 1 therapy—the second component of…
10.1055/b-0034-56520 Initial Treatment 1— • Oral Hygiene by the Patient The patient’s oral hygiene (plaque control) remains today the primary supportive pillar of periodontal prophylaxis. It also supports treatment, and…
10.1055/b-0034-56521 Initial Treatment 1— • Creating Conditions that Enhance Oral Hygiene Tooth Cleaning—Supragingival Scaling Creation of Hygiene Capability Gingivitis Treatment Active professional treatment by the dentist or dental hygienist should…
10.1055/b-0034-56527 Phase 3 Therapy Periodontal Maintenance Therapy—Recall Dental Hygienists Rule! The long-term success of periodontal therapy depends less on the manner in which the case was actively treated (Phase 1…
10.1055/b-0034-56524 Medications Anti-microbial, Antibiotic, Anti-infective: Pharmacological Co-Treatment Host Factor Modulating Substances Anti-infectious Supportive Therapy—Antibiotics in Periodontitis Therapy The accumulation of bacteria upon the teeth represents the primary cause of gingivitis…
10.1055/b-0034-56526 Furcation Involvement—Furcation Treatment Because of its often bizarre anatomy and morphology, the furcation has been called a locus minoris resistentiae (Schroeder and Scherle 1987), a “special case,” and a…
10.1055/b-0034-56523 FMT—“Full Mouth Therapy” Non-surgical Therapy, plus … FMD—“Full Mouth Disinfection” “Full Mouth Disinfection”—FMD It is becoming more and more clear that purely mechanical, non-surgical periodontitis therapy can be greatly…
10.1055/b-0034-56518 Emergency Treatment Many periodontitis patients are not aware of their disease, even though it may have been progressing over many years. Only when pain and acute inflammatory symptoms appear…
10.1055/b-0034-56525 Phase 2 Therapy Periodontal Surgery—Corrective Phase Summaries Periodontal surgical therapy is only one component of complete periodontal treatment. If surgery is necessary, it is usually performed as a second…
10.1055/b-0034-56517 Systemic Pre-Phase Systemic Problems Systemic Risks The purpose of the systemic pre-phase is to protect both the patient and the clinician by ascertaining any general systemic risks associated with…
10.1055/b-0034-56528 Dental Implants—Implant Therapy Natural Teeth or Dental Implants for the Treated Periodontitis Patient? The increasing significance of dental implant therapy, also in periodontics, is no longer news (Nevins &…
10.1055/b-0034-56530 Classification of Periodontal Diseases Most Recent Re-Classification of Periodontal Diseases (1999) As demonstrated in the chapter “Forms of Plaque-associated Diseases” (p. 79), new scientific and clinical findings, accumulating long-term…
10.1055/b-0034-56516 Periodontal Wound Healing Repair → Reattachment → “New Attachment” → Regeneration → Prevention Periodontal wound healing follows the well-acknowledged biological principles (Clark 1996, Fig. 447), but it is also…
10.1055/b-0034-56529 Geriatric Periodontology?—The Periodontium in the Elderly Different Circumstances—Modified Concepts of Treatment The percentage of elderly individuals within the entire population continues to increase, but differences exist between the “Third…
10.1055/b-0034-56515 Treatment of Inflammatory Periodontal Diseases – Introduction Gingivitis Periodontitis Gingivitis and periodontitis are elicited primarily by bacteria. As a consequence, the treatment must have a primarily anti-infectious nature. Reduction…
10.1055/b-0034-56519 Phase 1 Therapy Causal, Antimicrobial, Non-surgical Therapy Primary prevention—the early prevention of disease—is initially the responsibility of parents. Using simple, non-traumatic tooth brushing methods, the small child is gently…
