Prevention and Treatment of Periodontitis

Dear Colleagues,

The number of young patients with probing pocket depth >4 mm has increased. Since plaque-induced gingivitis transfers to periodontitis in these patients, appropriate preventive procedures for periodontal disease inhibit transfer from gingivitis to periodontitis. Prevention of periodontal disease in people aged 15-25 years is expected to decrease the number of periodontal patients in the future, because more than 80% of people aged 40 years or older have periodontal disease. Periodontal disease is bacterial infection; therefore, both self and professional care are important. Preventive procedures during this period include periodontal tissue examination, oral hygiene instruction, mechanical tooth cleaning, scaling and root planing. Prevention of periodontal disease is closely related to treatment; therefore, routine primary and secondary prevention is necessary to prevent progression to periodontitis.

After completion of initial periodontal therapy, appropriate periodontal surgery (including periodontal regeneration therapy) is conducted to repair and restore lost periodontal tissues in regions requiring this procedure, based on systemic conditions and the general need for surgery, with the goal of improving remaining deep periodontal pockets, alveolar bone defects, and morphological defects in the oral mucosa. When the necessary periodontal surgery is completed, restorative and prosthetic therapy is performed and stable occlusion is established to restore oral functions (occlusion, mastication, dental esthetics, etc.). Plaque retention factors and traumatic occlusion are improved and dental esthetics is restored by prosthetic therapy or orthodontic treatment.

Prof. Dr. Yorimasa Ogata
Prof. Dr. Kenichi Imai
Guest Editors

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