1Senior Lecturer, Department of Public Health Dentistry, BRS Dental College and General Hospital Sultanpur, Panchkula
2Senior Lecturer, Department of Oral and maxillofacial surgery, BRS Dental College and General Hospital Sultanpur, Panchkula
3Senior Resident, Department of Public Health Dentistry, PGIDS, Rohtak
4Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Vokkaligara Sangha Dental College and Research Institute, Bengaluru
5Assistant Professor, Department of Periodontics, Hitkarni Institute of Dental Sciences, Jabalpur
6Senior Lecturer, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Surendera Dental College and Research Institute, Sri Ganganagar
*Corresponding Author: Dr Poonam Sood, Senior Lecturer, Department of Public Health, Dentistry, BRS Dental College and General Hospital Sultanpur, Panchkula. Phone number- 09649134009, 08146687796, Email- researchpaper2014@gmail.com
Online published on 21 March, 2015.
Past few decades have witnessed an increased interest in risk elements that enhance the occurrence of periodontal diseases. These have been appropriately used in various periodontal risk assessment models to predict not only the present and future disease activity but also risk susceptibility. These models include periodontal risk calculator (PRC), periodontal assessment tool (PAT), periodontal risk assessment (PRA) and its modifications, DentoRisk and self assessment tools. These are based on a certain algorithm which assigns weights to risk elements and predicts risk. The use of these models will improve risk assessment, treatment planning and reduce the cost of health care.
Periodontal risk assessment, periodontal diagnosis, risk factors, periodontal diseases
