Anil S, Baiju F M
Department of Periodontics, Govt. Dental College, Tirvandrum, India.
Indian J Dent Res. 1998 Oct-Dec;9(4):120-3.
The management of chronic periodontal disease is beset with a numbers of diagnostic as well as therapeutic problems. Assessment of periodontal disease progression has been made mainly based on the conventional methods such as clinical parameters and radiographic interpretation. A high level interest in the development of diagnostic tests capable of detecting factors associated with progressing periodontal disease has continued in the past years. Recent research has shown evidence that certain microbial species and specific genetic and related factors are some strong indicators of susceptibility to severe periodontitis. Here an attempt is made to review the current trends and diagnostic tests used to assess the disease activity and predict its progression.
慢性牙周病的管理面临着许多诊断和治疗方面的问题。牙周病进展的评估主要基于传统方法，如临床参数和影像学解读。在过去几年中，人们一直对开发能够检测与进展性牙周病相关因素的诊断测试有着浓厚的兴趣。最近的研究表明，某些微生物种类以及特定的遗传和相关因素是严重牙周炎易感性的一些有力指标。本文试图综述用于评估疾病活动和预测其进展的当前趋势及诊断测试。
