{"status":"ok","message-type":"work","message-version":"1.0.0","message":{"indexed":{"date-parts":[[2025,10,20]],"date-time":"2025-10-20T00:23:24Z","timestamp":1760919804199,"version":"build-2065373602"},"reference-count":0,"publisher":"Wiley","issue":"9","license":[{"start":{"date-parts":[[2005,9,1]],"date-time":"2005-09-01T00:00:00Z","timestamp":1125532800000},"content-version":"vor","delay-in-days":0,"URL":"http:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/termsAndConditions#vor"}],"content-domain":{"domain":[],"crossmark-restriction":false},"short-container-title":["Journal of Periodontology"],"published-print":{"date-parts":[[2005,9]]},"abstract":"<jats:p><jats:bold>Background:<\/jats:bold> Health care providers have focused on outcome measures to determine the success or failure of treatment. In periodontics, there is no consistent view regarding what outcome measure( s) is(are) important for successful treatment. This study used a Delphi surveying technique to determine which outcome measures were clinically relevant to an expert panel of periodontists.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Methods:<\/jats:bold> The Delphi surveyed 35 periodontists from the United States to determine the level of importance of attachment level, probing depth, furcation involvement, mobility, plaque, inflammation, esthetics, pain, and patient satisfaction following periodontal treatment of posterior teeth in a patient with severe chronic periodontitis. The Delphi panelists were questioned concerning the relative importance of each outcome measure, a minimally acceptable level considered necessary for success for each outcome measure, and the length of time required for these outcome measures to remain stable.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Results:<\/jats:bold> Following two rounds of Delphi surveys, the panelists considered the control of pain to be an \u201cextremely important\u201d outcome measure for successful periodontal treatment. Attachment levels, probing depths, plaque levels, degree of inflammation, function, furcation involvement, and patient satisfaction were considered to be \u201cvery important\u201d outcomes for successful periodontal treatment. The minimally acceptable reduction in probing depths following 1 year of treatment was 2 mm; whereas up to 1 mm of attachment loss was considered acceptable. The panel found that Glickman grade 2 furcation involvement or Miller degree II mobility would be considered an acceptable outcome for clinical success. Finally, the panel agreed that the 1\u2010year results of treatment should remain stable for a minimum of 5 years.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Conclusions:<\/jats:bold> The Delphi surveying technique proved useful in developing a hierarchy for the relevance of periodontal outcome measures. Absence of pain was the only outcome measure considered to be \u201cextremely important\u201d for successful therapy. Although panelists considered attachment loss, furcation invasions, and mobility as \u201cvery important\u201d outcomes, they were willing to accept loss of attachment of up to 1 mm, grade 2 furcation involvement, and degree II mobility following treatment as long as outcomes remained stable for 5 years. These data suggest that minimal standards for success of posterior teeth can be established among periodontal practitioners. <jats:italic>J Periodontol 2005;76:1502\u20101507<\/jats:italic>.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1902\/jop.2005.76.9.1502","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2005,9,20]],"date-time":"2005-09-20T02:28:22Z","timestamp":1127183302000},"page":"1502-1507","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":7,"title":["Using a Delphi Panel to Survey Criteria for Successful Periodontal Therapy in Posterior Teeth"],"prefix":"10.1002","volume":"76","author":[{"given":"W. 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