Endpoints of Periodontal Therapy in Elderly Patients With Stage III/IV Periodontitis and Their Oral Health-Related Quality of Life Following 10 Years of Supportive Periodontal Therapy.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To investigate clinical endpoints of periodontal therapy after steps 1 and 2 of therapy and their association with oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) following long-term supportive periodontal therapy (SPT).

Materials and methods

Forty-seven patients receiving SPT for 126 ± 30 months were included. Clinical endpoints of therapy, as proposed by the EFP (PPD ≤ 3 mm, ≤ 5 mm without bleeding on probing), and a treat-to-target endpoint (T2T; ≤ 4 sites with PPD of ≥ 5 mm) were determined following steps 1 and 2 of therapy (T1) and were associated with patients' OHRQoL using the Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP)-14 as well as tooth loss (TL) and self-reported tooth migration 126 ± 30 months after step 2 (T2).

Results

One patient achieved the EFP endpoint and 16

SUBMITTER: Bumm CV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12420083 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature