Changing the Focus to the Whole Patient instead of One Oral Disease: The Concept of Individualized Prevention

Joint Authors

Ziebolz, Dirk
Schmalz, Gerhard

Source

Advances in Preventive Medicine

Issue

Vol. 2020, Issue 2020 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.1-11, 11 p.

Publisher

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Publication Date

2020-05-20

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

11

Main Subjects

Public Health

Abstract EN

Oral diseases are highly prevalent and a global burden.

Accordingly, their prevention appears essential.

Recently, different strategies have been developed, mainly focusing on the presence of singular oral diseases or conditions.

This article aims to construct a contemporary concept of individualized preventive care in dentistry whereby the focus is switched from viewing oral health in isolation to viewing the patient as a whole.

The basis for individualized prevention measures is the case-oriented profile, including the synthesis of risk- and need-oriented parameters.

The risk profile comprises different risk factors within the fields of systemic diseases, medications, and lifestyle that inherently pose a potential risk of complications (e.g., infectious endocarditis) and/or oral diseases (e.g., periodontitis).

The needs profile includes factors originating from the aspects of oral diseases, dental restorations/appliances, and dental results with a potential risk of pathogenesis (e.g., the de novo development of caries) and/or the potential progression of oral diseases (e.g., an existing caries lesion).

Based on these parameters, the general framework and content of prevention measures, as well as the maintenance interval, should be adapted to the individual patient.

The implications of this concept might increase the safety, effectiveness, and efficiency of prevention in dental care.

A further area of focus is primary prevention, that is, a focus on the preservation of oral health instead of a disease-related approach.

However, clinical validation is needed to prove the benefits of the model presented.

Individualized prevention promotes a shift from a disease-focused model to a whole-patient-focused model and provides a potential approach for establishing a contemporary concept for preventive care in dentistry.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Schmalz, Gerhard& Ziebolz, Dirk. 2020. Changing the Focus to the Whole Patient instead of One Oral Disease: The Concept of Individualized Prevention. Advances in Preventive Medicine،Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1130013

Modern Language Association (MLA)

Schmalz, Gerhard& Ziebolz, Dirk. Changing the Focus to the Whole Patient instead of One Oral Disease: The Concept of Individualized Prevention. Advances in Preventive Medicine No. 2020 (2020), pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1130013

American Medical Association (AMA)

Schmalz, Gerhard& Ziebolz, Dirk. Changing the Focus to the Whole Patient instead of One Oral Disease: The Concept of Individualized Prevention. Advances in Preventive Medicine. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1130013

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references

Record ID

BIM-1130013