Patient-reported experiences and outcomes following two different approaches for non-surgical periodontal treatment: a randomized field study.

ABSTRACT:

Context

The current report is part of a prospective, multi-center, two-arm, quasi-randomized field study focusing on the effectiveness in general praxis of evidence-based procedures in the non-surgical treatment of patients with periodontitis.

Objective

The specific aims were to (i) evaluate patient-reported experience and outcome measures of treatment following a guided approach to periodontal infection control (GPIC) compared to conventional non-surgical therapy (CNST) and to (ii) identify potential predictors of subjective treatment outcomes and patient's adherence to self-performed infection control, i.e. adequate oral hygiene.

Methods

The study sample consisted of 494 patients treated per protocol with questionnaire- and clinical data at baseline and 6-months. Th

SUBMITTER: Liss A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8672495 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature