Skip to content
Periodontal maintenance therapy
Periodontal maintenance therapy
Once periodontitis is treated, the disease will be called stabilized. You will have achieved gum health and wellness. Now the key point you will need to check will be your susceptibility to the disease, which is written in your DNA, influenced by the risk factors we assessed at the first visit and your lifestyle.
For these reasons, the European Federation of Periodontology (EFP) in its guidelines recommends that we place the patient who has undergone the necessary periodontal treatments in his or her case on a MAINTENANCE PROTOCOL. This therapy is called Periodontal Supportive Therapy.
What is periodontal supportive therapy or maintenance therapy?
In supportive therapy, the patient performs professional supra- and subgingival hygiene sessions, almost always in a single session and without anesthesia, effectively and painlessly.
The dentist performs periodontal examinations in which the degree of inflammation and risk factors are monitored.
For these reasons, the European Federation of Periodontology (EFP) in its guidelines recommends that we place the patient who has undergone the necessary periodontal treatments in his or her case on a MAINTENANCE PROTOCOL. This therapy is called Periodontal Supportive Therapy.
What is the benefit obtained from supportive therapy?
Supportive therapy is critical for long-term periodontal stability and potential further improvements in periodontal status (Trombelli, et al. 2015)
How long should the patient who has periodontitis follow a supportive therapy program?
How long should the patient who has periodontitis follow a supportive therapy program?
The patient should follow the life-long supportive therapy program.
How often should the patient perform supportive therapy?
Supportive periodontal therapy visits should be scheduled at intervals of 3 to a maximum of 12 months and should be tailored to the patient’s risk profile and periodontal condition following active therapy
Can I do only active periodontal therapy without supportive therapy?
Supportive therapy is an integral part of periodontitis therapy, without which it makes no therapeutic sense.
Periodontal disease is a chronic disease, and like all chronic diseases it must be followed over time.
Over the years, the condition of oral health and the whole body varies, and with it habits and lifestyles.
A periodontal examination is just the first step in a lifelong health journey you will need to take.
Periodontitis can be cured. The health gained must then be maintained.
In our dental center, we design annual periodontal maintenance packages based on your risk.
Your dentist’s team is ready to accompany you on this journey.
Make the visit and find out your risk profile of periodontitis progression.
At our dental center, we design annual periodontal maintenance programs based on your risk. This way you can schedule sessions throughout the year right at the beginning of treatment based on your needs and time availability. You will be monitored constantly, your smile will always be clean and inflammation kept at bay.
Studio attendance will become a health habit.