[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":99},["ShallowReactive",2],{"notizie-en-periodontal-maintenance-reassessment-visits":3},{"post":4,"body":31,"related":32},{"slug":5,"title":6,"date":7,"modified":8,"excerpt":9,"minutes":10,"image":11,"service":14,"en":15},"importanza-del-monitoraggio-nella-terapia-parodontale","L’importanza del monitoraggio nella terapia parodontale","2021-03-31","2021-05-09","La parodontite in Italia è tra le principali cause di perdita dei denti nell’adulto (edentulia). Il suo esordio è dovuto principalmente all’accumulo di placca batterica sulle superfici dentali che…",2,{"width":12,"height":13,"alt":6},1200,628,"parodontologia",{"slug":16,"title":17,"description":18,"excerpt":19,"minutes":10,"summary":20,"keywords":24,"imageAlt":30},"periodontal-maintenance-reassessment-visits","Why Monitoring Matters in Periodontal Treatment","Periodontitis can be stabilised but not cured. Learn how active treatment and supportive therapy work, and why yearly periodontal reassessment visits matter.","Periodontitis in Italy is one of the leading causes of tooth loss in adults (edentulism). It is mainly triggered by bacterial plaque building up on the tooth surfaces: if this is not removed, in a…",[21,22,23],"Periodontitis is among the leading causes of tooth loss in adults in Italy and is mainly triggered by bacterial plaque building up on the teeth.","Because periodontitis is chronic, treatment is split into active therapy to halt the disease and supportive therapy to prevent relapse.","Supportive therapy includes an essential yearly periodontal reassessment visit, which is separate from regular professional dental cleaning sessions.",[25,26,27,28,29],"periodontal maintenance","supportive periodontal therapy","periodontal reassessment","periodontitis treatment phases","periodontitis relapse","Dentist examining 3D dental scans on a light box","\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Periodontitis in Italy\u003C\u002Fstrong> is one of the leading causes of tooth loss in adults (edentulism). It is mainly triggered by bacterial plaque building up on the tooth surfaces: if this is not removed, in a susceptible person it sets off an inflammatory process that causes the gum and bone to detach from the tooth root.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is a process of gradual destruction affecting the deep supporting tissues of the tooth (alveolar bone, periodontal ligament and root cementum). It is slow and, up to a certain stage, painless, so it is often neglected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It should be stressed that periodontitis is associated with \u003Ca href=\"\u002Fen\u002Fnews\u002Fperiodontitis-mortality-risk-gum-health\">serious systemic diseases\u003C\u002Fa>, so it is not just a problem of the mouth: it also has implications for a person’s \u003Cstrong>general health\u003C\u002Fstrong>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Given the chronic nature of this \u003Cstrong>inflammatory disease\u003C\u002Fstrong>, which cannot be cured once and for all but can be stabilised, treatment is divided into several phases.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To keep things simple, we can speak of \u003Cstrong>active therapy\u003C\u002Fstrong>, which aims to halt periodontitis and may be \u003Cem>non-surgical\u003C\u002Fem> or \u003Cem>surgical\u003C\u002Fem> depending on how severe the disease is, and of \u003Cstrong>supportive or maintenance therapy\u003C\u002Fstrong>, which aims to prevent relapse and maintain the stability achieved over time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Supportive therapy, \u003Cem>tailored\u003C\u002Fem> to each patient, includes an essential yearly monitoring appointment (the \u003Cstrong>periodontal reassessment visit\u003C\u002Fstrong>); in particularly severe and complex cases, more frequent reassessment visits may be recommended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During \u003Cstrong>reassessment visits\u003C\u002Fstrong>, the patient’s local and\u002For systemic risk factors and the condition of their periodontal tissues are examined again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is important to stress that the periodontal reassessment visit should not be confused with \u003Ca href=\"\u002Fen\u002Fnews\u002Fprofessional-dental-cleaning-how-often-why\">professional dental cleaning\u003C\u002Fa> sessions, which patients need to attend regularly to remove bacterial plaque and tartar and keep their clinical situation stable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Patients who do not regularly attend their \u003Cstrong>periodontal reassessment visit\u003C\u002Fstrong>, and so effectively leave the direct care of their periodontist, are more exposed to the risk of the disease returning. A relapse can compromise the health of the periodontal tissues, undo the results previously achieved and expose the patient to a decline in both their oral and their general health.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cem>Credits: Photo by Jonathan Borba on Unsplash\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fp>",[33,55,77],{"slug":34,"title":35,"date":36,"modified":36,"excerpt":37,"minutes":10,"image":38,"service":14,"en":39},"via-il-dente-via-il-ricordo-la-cattiva-salute-orale-puo-compromettere-la-tua-memoria","Via il dente, via il ricordo: la cattiva salute orale può compromettere la tua memoria","2022-09-08","Se vuoi proteggere il tuo cervello non trascurare l’igiene orale: ogni dente perso, infatti, può causare un aumento del’1,4% del rischio di un deterioramento cognitivo e dell’1,1% di sviluppare…",{"width":12,"height":13,"alt":35},{"slug":40,"title":41,"description":42,"excerpt":43,"minutes":10,"summary":44,"keywords":48,"imageAlt":54},"tooth-loss-memory-and-dementia-risk","Tooth Loss, Memory and Dementia: How Oral Health Affects the Brain","Each lost tooth raises the risk of cognitive impairment by 1.4% and dementia by 1.1%, a JAMDA meta-analysis found. Learn how oral health protects memory.","If you want to protect your brain, do not neglect your oral hygiene: each tooth you lose can increase the risk of cognitive impairment by 1.4% and the risk of developing some form of dementia by 1.1%.",[45,46,47],"A JAMDA meta-analysis found that each lost tooth increases the risk of cognitive impairment by 1.4% and the risk of developing dementia by 1.1%.","Adults who had lost more than one tooth were 1.5 times more likely to develop cognitive impairment and 1.3 times more likely to develop dementia.","The risk dropped sharply when missing teeth were replaced with prostheses or dentures, possibly because tooth loss makes chewing difficult and leads to nutritional deficiencies.",[49,50,51,52,53],"tooth loss and dementia","oral health and memory","missing teeth cognitive decline","gum disease and alzheimer’s","dentures and dementia risk","Older adult smiling, illustrating oral health and memory",{"slug":56,"title":57,"date":58,"modified":8,"excerpt":59,"minutes":10,"image":60,"service":14,"en":61},"pubblicato-studio-sulla-correlazione-tra-parodontite-edentulia-e-rischio-di-mortalita","Pubblicato studio sulla correlazione tra parodontite, edentulia e rischio di mortalità","2021-04-14","La parodontite colpisce circa il 50% degli adulti nel mondo. Nella sua forma più grave e nelle sue conseguenze definitive (edentulia) rappresenta la sesta patologia più diffusa, colpendo il 9,8%…",{"width":12,"height":13,"alt":57},{"slug":62,"title":63,"description":64,"excerpt":65,"minutes":10,"summary":66,"keywords":70,"imageAlt":76},"periodontitis-tooth-loss-mortality-risk-study","Periodontitis, Tooth Loss and Mortality Risk: New Study","A 2021 meta-analysis of 57 studies and 5.71 million people links periodontitis and edentulism to a higher risk of death. Key figures and what they mean.","Periodontitis affects around 50% of adults worldwide. In its most severe form and in its final consequences (edentulism, the loss of all teeth), it is the sixth most widespread disease, affecting…",[67,68,69],"Periodontitis affects about 50% of adults worldwide, and in its most severe form and final consequence, edentulism, it is the sixth most common disease, affecting 9.8% of adults.","A 2021 systematic review of 57 studies with 5.71 million participants found periodontitis associated with all-cause mortality with a relative risk of 1.46, rising to 1.64 for edentulism.","The association between periodontitis and all-cause mortality, and between edentulism and cardiovascular mortality, was stronger in people over 65.",[71,72,73,74,75],"periodontitis and mortality","gum disease and risk of death","edentulism mortality risk","periodontitis systemic disease","tooth loss and life expectancy","Researcher reviewing scientific data, illustrating a study on periodontitis and mortality",{"slug":78,"title":79,"date":80,"modified":8,"excerpt":81,"minutes":82,"image":83,"service":14,"en":84},"la-salute-delle-gengive-e-dimportanza-vitale-ora-e-dimostrato","La salute delle gengive è d’importanza vitale, ora è dimostrato!","2021-03-02","La parodontite è un problema di salute pubblica globale; questo il risultato di un vasto lavoro di revisione di tutta la letteratura scientifica relativa all’associazione tra parodontite e mortalità…",8,{"width":12,"height":13,"alt":79},{"slug":85,"title":86,"description":87,"excerpt":88,"minutes":82,"summary":89,"keywords":93,"imageAlt":98},"periodontitis-mortality-risk-gum-health","Periodontitis and Mortality: Why Gum Health Is Vital","A review of 57 studies and over 5.7 million people links periodontitis and tooth loss to a higher risk of death from major chronic diseases.","Periodontitis is a global public health problem. That is the conclusion of a large review of all the scientific literature on the association between periodontitis and mortality, recently published…",[90,91,92],"A systematic review in the Journal of Dental Research examined 57 studies and carried out 155 meta-analyses involving more than 5.7 million people.","Periodontitis and its permanent consequence, the loss of one or more teeth, are associated with a higher risk of death from major chronic diseases.","The diseases concerned include cardiovascular, cerebrovascular and coronary disease, cancer and pneumonia, the conditions that most often cause death worldwide.",[71,94,95,96,97],"gum disease and chronic disease","tooth loss and mortality risk","periodontitis systematic review","gum health and general health","Healthy smile illustrating the importance of gum health",1793907065989]