Factors affecting decision making at reassessment of periodontitis. Part 2: interpretation of clinical findings - systemic factors

Amardip S Kalsi; Deborah I Bomfim; Zahra Hussain

doi:10.1038/s41415-019-0893-3

Factors affecting decision making at reassessment of periodontitis. Part 2: interpretation of clinical findings - systemic factors

Br Dent J. 2019 Nov;227(9):797-801. doi: 10.1038/s41415-019-0893-3.

Authors

Amardip S Kalsi¹, Deborah I Bomfim², Zahra Hussain²

Affiliations

¹ Speciality Trainee Registrar in Restorative Dentistry, Eastman Dental Hospital, 47-49 Huntley Street, London, WC1E 6DG, UK. amardip.kalsi@nhs.net.
² Consultant in Restorative Dentistry, Eastman Dental Hospital, 47-49 Huntley Street, London, WC1E 6DG, UK.

PMID: 31705095
DOI: 10.1038/s41415-019-0893-3

Abstract

This paper is the second in a four-part series outlining treatment planning at periodontal reassessment. The first article focussed on the information that should be gathered at the reassessment appointment. Treatment can involve a range of non-surgical and surgical approaches. A variety of general, practical and local site factors can affect the choice of one option over another in choosing the most predictable treatment option. Residual periodontal probing depths can be associated with both systemic and local factors. This article (part 2) outlines systemic factors that need to be assessed when faced with residual periodontal probing depths.

MeSH terms

Decision Making
Humans
Periodontitis*