Managing periodontal disease: the clinician's role and the patient's responsibility

This manuscript highlights the roles and responsibilities of the clinician and patient in the successful management of periodontal disease. Clinical relevance: This article highlights the variety of factors that need to be addressed for periodontal diseases to be successfully managed. Learning objective: The reader should understand the broad range of issues that require consideration for patients to be successfully managed for their periodontal problems.

Life is like a box of chocolates: meeting the periodontal challenge

Why managing patients with perio disease is akin to delving into a box of chocolates - you never know what you're going to get...