ArticleCommunity dentistry and oral epidemiology2025
Applying current European periodontitis clinical practice guidelines is not feasible even for the richest countries in the world.
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- Task allocation in periodontal treatment among older adults in public oral health services in Helsinki, Finland, from 2007 to 2016.European journal of oral sciences · 2026Article
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- Practice-Level Variation in the Provision of Subsidised Dental Services to Adult Danes in 2019: A Register-Based Study.Community dentistry and oral epidemiology · 2025Article
- Application of the 2018 Periodontal Status Classification to Epidemiological Survey Data (ACES) Framework to Estimate the Periodontitis Prevalence in the United States.Journal of clinical periodontology · 2025Article
- Periodontal Probing Depth Trajectory in 10 Years of Follow-Up as Associated With Tooth Loss.Journal of clinical periodontology · 2025Article
- Restricting Periodontal Treatment Frequency: Impact on Tooth Loss in Danish Adults.Community dentistry and oral epidemiology · 2025Article
- Applying current European periodontitis clinical practice guidelines is not feasible even for the richest countries in the world.Community dentistry and oral epidemiology · 2025Article
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Abstract
Clinical practice guidelines aim to enhance the quality, equality and consistency of care but often demand more time than is available, rendering adherence impractical and exceeding feasible resources. The 2017 introduction of a new periodontal classification system by the American Academy of Periodontology (AAP) and the European Federation of Periodontology (EFP) sought to refine clinical and epidemiological practices by serving as the basis for clinical practice guidelines and epidemiological investigations around the world. Following this classification, the EFP recommends supportive periodontal care visits every 3-12 months for all periodontitis cases. Given that in Norway, approximately 72% of the adult population are identified as periodontitis cases under the current AAP/EFP case definition, this poses a significant demand on healthcare resources. We calculated that between 60% and 70% of all estimated available working hours available for adult dental care provided by dentists and dental hygienists in Norway in 2017 would be spent on supportive periodontal care visits alone if the recommendations were to be met. This situation calls for a reevaluation of disease definitions and clinical practice guidelines to ensure they are practical, financially feasible and patient-outcome relevant.
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