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Oral Hygiene and Maintenance of Periodontal Support
Author(s) -
Ramfjord S. P.,
Morrison E. C.,
Burgett F. G.,
Nissle R. R.,
Shick R. A.,
Zann G. J.,
Knowles J. W.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
journal of periodontology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.036
H-Index - 156
eISSN - 1943-3670
pISSN - 0022-3492
DOI - 10.1902/jop.1982.53.1.26
Subject(s) - oral hygiene , medicine , dentistry , maintenance therapy , dental plaque , dental prophylaxis , gingival and periodontal pocket , hygiene , periodontitis , chemotherapy , pathology
T he role of personal plaque control in periodontal maintenance care was studied in 78 patients who had undergone periodontal therapy and were on 3‐month recall for prophylaxis over 8 years. Variations in pocket depth and attachment levels were related to individuals with plaque scores above and below the median. The results also were analyzed by comparing the 25% of the sample having the lowest plaque scores with the 25% having the highest scores over 7 years of maintenance care. Students t test was used. It was found that personal oral hygiene as expressed in plaque scores was not critical for maintenance of post‐treatment pocket depth and attachment levels in patients with professional tooth cleaning every 3 months. The initial post‐treatment reductions in pocket depth and variations in attachment levels were more favorable in patients with good than with poor oral hygiene, but, these differences were not significant after 3 to 4 years of maintenance care.