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<p>Periodontal maintenance: a review<br>Lieutenant Nicholas D. Shumaker, DC, USN and Commander Anthony J. Opilka, DC, USN<br><br>Introduction<br>The goal of periodontal therapy is the maintenance of the dentition, and/or implant replacements, in a state of health, comfort, function, and esthetics for the duration of a patient’s life. Periodontitis is a chronic inflammatory disease which requires lifelong management. Long-term studies on the success of periodontal therapy demonstrate that a well planned and executed periodontal treatment plan is effective in controlling disease progression and preserving the dentition in the majority of patients. Without tightly controlled life-long periodontal maintenance (PM), benefits of therapy are often lost, allowing the recurrence of disease activity, further loss of periodontal tissues and tooth mortality. Recently, increased emphasis has been placed on the control of periodontal inflammation, with the discovery of its role as a risk factor for several chronic systemic diseases.
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<br>Subjects: Dentition; Inflammation; Periodontitis; Periodontium</div>
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U.S. Navy. Naval Postgraduate Dental School</div>
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