Pepelassi Eudoxie, Tsami Alexandra, Komboli Mando
Department of Periodontics, School of Dentistry, University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Compend Contin Educ Dent. 2005 Dec;26(12):835-44; quiz 845.
The purpose of this study is to investigate the correlation between the degree of patient compliance with the suggested periodontal maintenance treatment intervals and the new root caries development 5 years after the completion of the active periodontal treatment. The percentage of root surfaces with new root caries was low for both the erratic and the complete compliance patient groups. Erratic compliance with the suggested maintenance intervals 5 years after the active periodontal treatment leads to greater root caries prevalence, greater percentages of patients and root surfaces with new root caries, greater root caries prevalence for smokers, and greater percentages of new defects in root surfaces with further clinical attachment loss and plaque retention. The prevention of root caries development is based on the daily plaque removal and the high patient compliance with the therapist's suggestions for periodontal maintenance intervals.
本研究的目的是调查患者对建议的牙周维护治疗间隔的依从程度与积极牙周治疗完成5年后新根龋发展之间的相关性。对于依从性不稳定和完全依从的患者组，出现新根龋的牙根表面百分比均较低。积极牙周治疗5年后对建议的维护间隔依从性不稳定会导致更高的根龋患病率、更高比例的患者和牙根表面出现新根龋、吸烟者更高的根龋患病率，以及在有进一步临床附着丧失和菌斑滞留的牙根表面出现更多新缺损。预防根龋发展基于每日的菌斑清除以及患者对治疗师关于牙周维护间隔建议的高度依从性。
