Unfortunately, it is also known that, for a variety of reasons, brushing and interdental cleaning alone may be insufficient to maintain an adequate level of plaque control in many people.
Limitations in the oral care routines of patients include:
When to take action
Offering insight into the reality of patients’ situation, speaking at the launch of Oral Health Month earlier this year, Professor Iain Chapple, commented on the fact that periodontal disease prevalence has changed very little in the last 20 years, despite advancements in the understanding of, and approach to, periodontal disease.
Referencing the Economist Intelligence Unit’s White Paper on the societal and economic impact of periodontitis (2021), Professor Chapple asked, “What happens if we could eliminate incident gingivitis? The cost of doing that by empowering patients to look after for themselves at home more than halves the amount of money spent delivering that care.”
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