Update on the Roles of Oral Hygiene and Plaque Control on Periodontal Disease
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Robust Ligature-Induced Model of Murine Periodontitis for the Evaluation of Oral Neutrophils
Published on: January 21, 2020
Leila Salhi1, Bruno De Carvalho2, Michèle Reners3
1Department of Periodontology, Buccal Surgery and Implantology, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium. l.salhi@chuliege.be.
Aim:
to provide an update of the evidence on the effect of oral hygiene instructions (OHI), dental plaque control and in the prevention and treatment of periodontitis.
Methods:
Literature searches were performed using MeSH terms, keywords and free words and were published between 2015 and November 2020. The data from the articles were summarized in a narrative review.
Results:
Data concerning the influence of OHI on periodontal features, the impact of OHI before periodontitis non-surgical treatment, its efficacity on periodontitis prevention and maintenance of healthy periodontium were summarized in the tables of the present narrative review.
Conclusion:
as prevention is better than a cure, it is relevant to bring in light the role of oral hygiene instructions, the patient self-control of dental plaque as well as the professional mechanical plaque removal in the prevention of periodontitis.
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