Popis: |
I t is the den tist’s responsibility to recog nize and diagnose gingivitis and perio dontitis because pa tien ts do not know they have any gingival disorder. T h e ex am ination o f the m ou th for periodontal disease m ust be com plete and m ust be repeated regularly, even in persons w ith m ouths exhibiting healthy investing tis sues. T h e general practitioner m ust dis cover periodontal disease early, treat it sim ply and precisely, and place his p a tients on a regim en tha t prevents the occurrence and reduces the incidence of recurrence o f periodontal disease. |