periodontal maintenance

which of the following schools did not perform Subgingival scaling at maintenance visits?

• Michigan school

• Minnesota school

• Gothenburg school

• Loma Linda School

According to the AAP position paper 2003, patients with recurrent gingivitis after periodontal therapy with no further attachment loss can be maintained with maintenance visits performed

• every month

• every 3 months

• every 6 months

• every 12 months

According to greenstein 1992, the return of pathogens to pretreatment levels after periodontal therapy can occur within.......

• 1-3 weeks

• 4-6 weeks

• 9-11 weeks

• 12-16 weeks

According to Wilson et al. (1984), ___% of patients failed to return for periodontal maintenance after completion of active therapy.

• 14%

• 24%

• 34%

• 44%

During post surgical maintenance, plaque accumulation ------- the critical probing depth

• Increases

• Decreases

• Does not affect

According to Becker et al. (1984), the annual tooth loss in patients following periodontal treatment without maintenance is:

• 0.11

• 0.22

• 0.33

• 0.44

According to most long-term periodontitis maintenance studies, which teeth are most frequently lost?

• Maxillary premolars

• Maxillary molars

• Mandibular premolars

• Mandibular molars

According to Hirschfeld & Wasserman (1978), what percentage of patients who had received periodontal treatment in their practice were considered to be well- maintained?

• 25%

• 45%

• 65%

• 85%

According to the AAP consensus report 2003, patients with moderate forms of periodontal disease should be maintained by

• Hygienest

• General dentist

• Periodontist

• Alternatively between dentist and periodontist