Factors related to compliance with periodontal disease treatment appointments: A literature review

Abstract

Periodontal disease is considered a public health problem due to its high prevalence worldwide. Currently, the treatment of periodontal disease is not always successful due to many aspects, including non-compliance with scheduled appointments by the patient. Several authors over the years have evaluated different factors that could be related to non-compliance with periodontal treatment, so the objective of this narrative review of the literature was to explore and analyze the factors that may be related to compliance with periodontal treatment appointments. The results obtained allowed us to conclude that compliance by the patient will depend on a series of multiple factors, however, such compliance will favor the outcome of the periodontal treatment. Key words:Patient Compliance, Treatment Adherence, Periodontal Diseases, (MeSH).