[Treatment of periodontal patients - current clinical concepts]

The main goal of the treatment of patients with periodontitis is to establish adequate infection control. To satisfy demands for acceptable aesthetics and chewing function with good long-term prognosis in patients with periodontitis requires the establishment of adequate infection control. Pocket instrumentation (scaling and root planing with or without flap elevation), combined with effective self-performed supragingival plaque control measures, constitutes the basic treatment modalities.