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Risk assessment and periodontal prevention in primary care
Author(s) -
Garcia Raul I.,
Compton Robert,
Dietrich Thomas
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
periodontology 2000
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.725
H-Index - 122
eISSN - 1600-0757
pISSN - 0906-6713
DOI - 10.1111/prd.12124
Subject(s) - medicine , periodontal disease , context (archaeology) , risk assessment , causality (physics) , relevance (law) , risk management , intensive care medicine , risk factor , health care , risk analysis (engineering) , dentistry , pathology , paleontology , computer science , political science , law , economics , biology , economic growth , physics , computer security , management , quantum mechanics
The role of risk factors and risk assessment in the prediction of clinical periodontal outcomes, and thus in patient management, continues to be a subject of high professional interest and clinical relevance globally. Advances in our understanding of periodontal disease causality and the role of risk factors as predictors of future disease risk have led to the development of various quantitative tools to calculate risk and inform clinical decision‐making. We review the conceptual basis for periodontal risk calculation and frame its potential, as well as its limitations, in the context of similar advances in medical care. Lastly, we discuss how broader health‐policy changes are taking place that will probably lead to incorporation of risk‐factor assessments in periodontal treatment planning and care management.