Campanile VM, et al. - In this investigation involving 100 patients, researchers evaluated in private practice periodontal and dental conditions in individuals in maintenance care following periodontal therapy and identified risk factors for disease recurrence and tooth loss. Participants in the study were patients attending a routine recall visit. After the start of periodontal therapy, examinations took place 18.0 (± 8.71) years. During this time, a total of 40.1 ± 22.5 recall visits were registered. Investigators found that the longer the time, the more frequent the recall visits, and the more was spent during the maintenance phase, the greater was the decline. Multivariate analysis resulted in the rendering of BMI and smoking as factors affecting the number of sites with probing depth ≥ 4 mm and bleeding on probing. If periodontal disease is treated and patients attend regular maintenance care, tooth loss and periodontal tissue damage may be contained over prolonged periods.