Hancock E B, Newell Donald H
Department of Periodontics and Allied Dental Programs, Indiana University School of Dentistry, USA.
J Indiana Dent Assoc. 2002 Summer;81(2):25-30.
Periodontal maintenance therapy is dependent both upon methods of disease control that are either patient or therapist applied as well as on compliance with regular recall schedules. Recent advances in the design and use of mechanical aids for plaque removal, electric toothbrush design, use of chemotherapeutic plaque control agents, and evaluations of the role of maintenance therapy in practice are included. Numerous studies indicate that compliance with recall intervals may be difficult to achieve but is essential to the success of periodontal therapy. Suggestions for approaches to effective periodontal maintenance therapy are provided.
牙周维护治疗既取决于患者或治疗师采用的疾病控制方法，也取决于对定期复查计划的依从性。其中包括在菌斑清除机械辅助工具的设计和使用、电动牙刷设计、化学治疗性菌斑控制剂的使用以及维护治疗在实际应用中的作用评估等方面的最新进展。大量研究表明，遵守复查间隔可能难以实现，但对牙周治疗的成功至关重要。本文提供了有效牙周维护治疗方法的建议。
