Application status of risk assessment models for periodontal disease / 口腔疾病防治

@#Risk assessment models for periodontal disease provide dentists with a precise and consolidated evaluation of the prognosis of periodontitis, enabling the formulation of personalized treatment plans. Periodontal risk assessment systems have been widely applied in clinical practice and research. The application fields of periodontal risk assessment systems vary based on the distinctions between clinical periodontal parameters and risk factors. The assessment models listed below are commonly used in clinical practice, including the periodontal risk calculator (PRC), which is an individual-based periodontal risk assessment tool that collects both periodontal and systemic information for prediction; the periodontal assessment tool (PAT), which allows for quantitative differentiation of stages of periodontal disease; the periodontal risk assessment (PRA) and modified periodontal risk assessment (mPRA), which are easy to use; and the classification and regression trees (CART), which assess the periodontal prognosis based on a single affected tooth. Additionally, there are orthodontic-periodontal combined risk assessment systems and implant periapical risk assessment systems tailored for patients needing multidisciplinary treatment. This review focuses on the current application status of periodontal risk assessment systems.

Research progress on the application of photodynamic therapy in periodontal treatment / 口腔疾病防治

@#Periodontitis is a chronic inflammatory disease that is initiated by bacteria. Pathogens and their virulence factors alter normal cellular metabolic activity and deteriorate periodontal microconditions. Owing to the complexity of tooth structure and the limitation of conventional treatment, we may not live up to all patients’ expectations, especially those with grade C and stage Ⅲ or Ⅳ periodontitis. With the advantages of bactericidal effects, high safety, inhibition of bacterial drug resistance and promotion of tissue healing, photodynamic therapy （PDT） seems to be an ideal technology in periodontal treatment. However, it cannot remove subgingival stones and still cannot replace mechanical treatment to preliminarily control periodontal inflammation. Therefore, near-infrared low-energy light combined with traditional photosensitizers is mostly used in clinical periodontal adjuvant treatment. In periodontal maintenance treatment on a regular basis, a single application can also reduce the sensitivity of patients and effectively control plaque, but its effect will be affected by the degree of periodontal inflammation, the concentration and type of photosensitizer, the energy of the light source, etc. With the further development of material science, the performance of photosensitizers to accelerate oxides and target bacteria will be optimized. In the future, parameters of PDT need to be designed in large-scale studies in accord with different stages and grades of periodontitis.

Periodontal status assessment before orthodontic treatment and opportune moment selection for orthodontic treatment / 华西口腔医学杂志

The aesthetic demands of teeth by the public have improved with the increase in the living standard. Orthodontics, which is a method of aesthetic dentistry, is becoming increasingly important. Orthodontic treatment mainly involves the application of orthodontic force to the teeth and guides the reconstruction of the periodontal tissue, thereby changing the position of the teeth at the occlusal bone. Orthodontic treatment can also improve the dental occlusion caused by dentition crowding and teeth mobility to achieve long-term stability of periodontal tissue. The number of patients with periodontal disease is high in China, and the number of patients with periodontal disease that are eager to receive orthodontic treatment is increasing. Hence, the periodontal status during the orthodontic therapy should be explored along with periodontal therapy and orthodontic treatment. This article briefly demonstrates the assessment criteria of periodontal status before orthodontic treatment, the opportune moment selection for orthodontic treatment, and the supportive periodontal therapy. This study helps dentists develop individualized treatment programs and win a balanced, stable, and aesthetic impression.

Association of chairside salivary aMMP-8 findings with periodontal risk assessment parameters in patients receiving supportive periodontal therapy

PURPOSE: The aim of this retrospective cross-sectional study was to evaluate whether salivary findings of active matrix-metalloproteinase 8 (aMMP-8) chairside (point of care; POC) tests were associated with periodontal risk assessment parameters in patients receiving supportive periodontal therapy (SPT). METHODS: A total of 125 patients receiving regular SPT were included, and their records were examined. The following inclusion criteria were used: a diagnosis of chronic periodontitis, at least 1 non-surgical periodontal treatment (scaling and root planning) with following regular SPT (minimum once a year), at least 6 remaining teeth, and clinical and aMMP-8 findings that were obtained at the same appointment. In addition to anamnestic factors (e.g., smoking and diabetes), oral hygiene indices (modified sulcus bleeding index [mSBI] and approximal plaque index), periodontal probing depth simultaneously with bleeding on probing, and dental findings (number of decayed, missing, and filled teeth) were recorded. Salivary aMMP-8 levels were tested using a commercial POC test system (Periomarker, Hager & Werken, Duisburg, Germany). Statistical analysis was performed using the t-test, Mann-Whitney U test, Fisher's exact test, and χ2 test, as appropriate (P 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: Salivary aMMP-8 chairside findings were not associated with common parameters used for periodontal risk assessment in patients receiving SPT. The diagnostic benefit of POC salivary aMMP-8 testing in risk assessment and maintenance interval adjustment during SPT remains unclear.

Analysis of 3-year survival of implants in patients with chronic periodontitis / 上海交通大学学报（医学版）

Objective · To observe short and medium term survival of implants in patients with chronic periodontitis after implantation. Methods · 54 patients with chronic periodontitis (133 implants) were enrolled from August 2011 to August 2013. The survival of implants was observed and the periimplant diseases were compared and analyzed between patients with different degrees of chronic periodontitis. Results · The 3-year survival rate of implants was 97.74%. The differences between patients with different degrees of chronic periodontitis were not statistically significant (P=0.452). Periodontal pocket depth (PPD) and modified plaque index (mPLI) were significantly higher in patients with severe chronic periodontitis than in patients with mild and moderate chronic periodontitis. For patients not receiving supportive periodontal therapy (SPT), the peri-implantitis rate in patients with severe chronic periodontitis was significantly higher than that in patients with mild and moderate chronic periodontitis (P=0.009). For smokers, the periimplantitis rate in patients with severe chronic periodontitis was significantly higher than that in patients with mild and moderate chronic periodontitis (P=0.016). Conclusion · For patients with chronic periodontitis, the theraputic effect of implant treatment is good. Plaque control, SPT, and smoking cessation can reduce the incidence of peri-implantitis.

Supportive Periodontal Therapy- A Review

Research has provided evidence that chronic inflammatory periodontal diseases are treatable. As a result of advances in knowledge and therapy, the great majority of patients retain their dentition over their lifetime with proper treatment, reasonable plaque control, and continuing maintenance care. However, there are some situations when traditional therapy is not effective in arresting the disease. In these instances the progression of the disease may be slowed, but eventually the teeth may be lost. Numerous studies have indicated that periodontal therapy in the absence of a carefully designed maintenance program invariably results in the relapse of the disease condition. Accordingly, periodontal care provided without a maintenance program deal with significant patient management and disease management issues. Hence supportive periodontal treatment forms an integral part of periodontal therapy, with all treatment accomplishments channeled into achieving a healthy periodontal status that can be effectively maintained. In this regard, supportive periodontal therapy becomes the most decisive aspect of dental treatment. This article gives an overview of the significance of supportive periodontal therapy in maintaining the integrity of the periodontium.

A retrospective study on patients' compliance with supportive periodontal therapy / 대한치주과학회지

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to investigate the degree of compliance with supportive periodontal therapy(SPT), to determine if any significant differences existed in the characteristics of compliant, erratically compliant and non-compliant patients and to identify reasons for poor compliance. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Four hundred five patients who initially visited between July 2003 and December 2004 and were treated until June 2005 were retrospectively evaluated for their compliance with SPT in terms of attendance for a recommended schedule of visits. Patients' compliance was classified as complete compliance(attended more than 80% of the recommended appointments), erratic compliance(attended less than 80% of the recommended appointments or discontinued) and non-compliance(did not return for SPT). Analysis was made for each group to correlate the degree of compliance with gender, age, smoking, distance between their houses and the hospital, disease severity, type of therapy, implant, plaque control instruction and systemic diseases. Tele research of erratically compliant and non-compliant patients was carried out to identify reasons for their poor compliance. RESULTS: Only 24.7% of the patients were in complete compliance. The highest drop-out rate(32.4%) occurred in the first year. A significantly greater percentage of non-smokers and patients who finished plaque control instruction were in complete compliance. A significantly greater percentage of patients without implant and patients who had been treated by only scaling and root planing were in non-compliance. More males were found to be compliant with SPT, although this was marginally significant. There were no significant differences between compliant, erratically compliant and non-compliant patients with regard to age, distance, disease severity and systemic disease. The survey revealed that the main reasons for poor compliance with SPT were inconvenient location and insufficient time. CONCLUSION: Patients' compliance with SPT was poor and the highest drop-out rate(32.4%) occurred in the first year. Significant relationships were found between the degree of compliance and smoking, type of therapy, implant, plaque control instruction and gender.

Estudo coorte prospectivo em terapia de manutenção periodontal: análise de parâmetros clínicos periodontais, progressão de periodontite, perda dentária e de modelo multifuncional para avaliação do risco periodontal / Prospective cohort study in periodontal maintenance therapy: analysis of clinical periodontal parameters, progression of periodontitis, tooth loss and multifunctionmodel for periodontal risk assessment

Este estudo de coorte aberto prospectivo teve como objetivo avaliar a progressão da periodontite, a influência de variáveis preditoras de risco e avaliar a incidência e motivos para a ocorrência de perda dentária (PD) em indivíduos inseridos num programa de terapia de manutenção periodontal (TMP) em ambiente universitário. Metodologia: 250 indivíduos com diagnóstico de periodontite crônica moderadaavançada, que finalizaram terapia periodontal ativa foram recrutados na Faculdade de Odontologia da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brasil. Todos foram submetidos a um exame clínico periodontal completo (TMP1) e a uma coleta de variáveis sociais, demográficas e biológicas de interesse. Avaliou-se o grau de cooperação destes indivíduos (cooperadores, cooperadores irregulares e não cooperadores) quanto à adesão ao programa de TMP em re-chamadas trimestrais (TMP2, TMP3 e TMP4) pelo período de 12 meses. Assim, 150 indivíduos considerados cooperadores completos (60%) foram elegíveis para esta pesquisa. Em todas as re-chamadas foram coletados os seguintes dados: índice de placa (IP), sangramento a sondagem (SS), profundidade de sondagem (PS), níveis clínicos de inserção (NCI), supuração (S) e envolvimento de furca (EF), em todos dentes presentes (com exceção de terceiros molares). Identificou-se, pela plausibilidade biológica, quais variáveis preditoras de risco poderiam influenciar a condição clínica periodontal e a progressão da periodontite. O efeito de variáveis de interesse e confundimentofoi testado por análise univariada e regressão logística multivariada, assim como motivos e tipos de dentes perdidos. Resultados: Observou-se uma melhora considerável nos parâmetros clínicos periodontais na maioria dos indivíduos. Durante o período de monitoramento, 130 indivíduos (86,7%) tiveram estabilidade periodontal e 20 indivíduos (13,3%) apresentaram progressão de periodontite. Diabetes não foi associada à progressão de periodontite (p=0,67) e o tabagismo foi significantemente associado a maior progressão de periodontite (RC=2,7; 95% IC: 1,01-7,22). 28 indivíduos (18,66%) apresentaram perda dentária os quais somaram 47 dentes perdidos (1,4%). Os motivos e números de dentes perdidos foram respectivamente: doença periodontal (n=34; 72,3%), cárie (n=3; 6,4%), motivos protéticos (n=9; 19,2%), perfuração radicular (n=1; 2,1%). Molares apresentaram maior mortalidade dental do que não molares e homens 3 vezes mais chances de PD do que mulheres (RC=3,16; 95% IC: 1,28-7,78). Indivíduos com 10% de sítios com PS entre 4 e 6 mm apresentaram 5 vezes mais chances de PD (RC= 5,13; IC 95%: 2,04-12,09). A determinação do risco individual pelo modelo ARP (Avaliação do Risco Periodontal) resultou na classificação dos indivíduos em 02(1,3%) de baixo risco, 83 (55,3%) de moderado risco e 65 (43,4%) de alto risco àrecorrência de periodontite. Conclusões: Os programas de manutenção periodontalem ambiente universitário podem estabilizar a condição periodontal obtida apósterapia ativa e, adicionalmente, controlar e/ou minimizar a ação de variáveispreditoras de risco a progressão da periodontite. Neste estudo, a incidência de PDfoi pequena e restrita a poucos indivíduos. A adoção do modelo ARP contribui para adeterminação do risco individual dos indivíduos, permitindo que os escores de riscosejam comparados ao longo do tempo. Assim, este instrumento pode ser válido paramonitorar particularmente variáveis mutáveis de risco e auxiliar na estratégia,determinação e cooperação nos programas de TMP. A estabilidade dos tecidosperiodontais, controle de variáveis de risco e redução da PD podem ser metasalcançáveis pelos programas de TMP, refletindo a sua eficiência e propiciandomelhor qualidade de vida para indivíduos periodontalmente susceptíveis

This open prospective cohort study aimed to evaluate the progression of periodontitisand, in addition, the incidence, the reasons and the role of risk predictors on theoccurrence of tooth loss (TL) in individuals inserted in a program of periodontalmaintenance therapy (PMT) in academic environment. Methods: 250 individualsdiagnosed with moderate/advanced chronic periodontitis, that had finished activeperiodontal therapy, in the Faculty of Dentistry of the Federal University of MinasGerais, Brazil, were selected. Individuals were submitted to a complete clinicalperiodontal examination (PMT1) and collection of social, demographic and biologicalvariables of interest was performed. The degree of compliance of these individuals,(compliers, irregular compliers and non compliers) according to the adhesion to theTMP program in quarterly recalls (PMT2, PMT3 and PMT4), was evaluated during 12months period. A total of 150 individuals, that were considered complete compliers(60%), became eligible for this study. In the recall visits, the following data werecollected for all teeth (with exception of third molars): plaque index (PI), bleeding onprobing (BOP), probing depth (PD), clinical attachment level (CAL), suppuration (SU)and furcation involvement (FI). It was identified, according to the biologicalplausibility, which risk predictors could influence the periodontal clinical condition andthe progression of the periodontitis. The effect of variables of interest andconfounding was tested by univariate analysis and multivaried logistic regression, aswell as the reasons and types of teeth that were lost. Results: A considerableimprovement in periodontal clinical parameters was observed in the majority of theindividuals. During the monitoring, 130 individuals (86.7%) showed periodontalstability and 20 individuals (13.3%) presented periodontitis progression. Diabeteswas not associated with periodontitis progression (p=0.67) and, in contrast, smokingwas significantly associated with periodontitis progression (OR=2.7; 95% IC 1.01-7.22). 28 individuals (18.66%) presented TL, resulting in a total of 47 lost teeth(1.4%). The reasons and numbers of tooth loss and numbers were, respectively:periodontal disease (n=34; 72.3%), caries (n=3; 6.4%), prosthetic reasons (n=9;19.2%), root perforation (n=1; 2.1%). Molars presented greater tooth mortality thannon molars and men presented 3 times more odds of TL than women (OR=3.16;95% IC: 1.28-7.78). Additionally, individuals with 10% of sites with PD between 4 and6mm presented 5 times more odds of TL (OR= 5.13; IC 95%: 2.04 ­ 12.09). Theperiodontal risk assessment (PRA) resulted in the classification of individuals in 02(1.3%) low risk, 83 (55.3%) moderate risk and 65 (43.4%) of high-risk for recurrenceof periodontitis. Conclusions: The programmes of periodontal maintenance inacademic environment can stabilize the periodontal condition obtained after activetherapy, additionally to control and/or minimize the action of risk predictors on theprogression of periodontitis. In this study, the TL incidence was small and restrictedto few individuals. The adoption of the model PRA contributes to the determination ofrisk of individuals allowing the risk scores are compared over time. So, thisinstrument can be particularly monitoring changeable risk predictors and assisting inthe strategy, determination and compliance in the PMT programs. The stability ofperiodontal sites, the control of risk predictors and the reduction of TL can bepredictable goals for the PMT programs, reflecting its effectiveness and betterimproving quality of life for individuals susceptible to periodontitis