Master plan for treatment – Challenge for the future of dentistry

The main goal of treatment in dentistry is to create a good and functional dentition in a healthy periodontal environment. Only in that way the lasting of dental restorations can be ensured. From that, the master plan consists of logical (rational) sequences of dental procedures which include periodontal and other dental procedures which have as a goal to ensure a good functioning dentition in a healthy periodontal ambient. The goal of this study is to present a master plan for treatment in modern dentistry. The master plan of periodontal treatment includes different goals for every patient, adequate for their needs. It incorporates a number of procedures in order to accomplish complete gingival and periodontal health, in mind to gain a complete healthy unit which will be able to accept further procedures. The master plan consists of four phases (not including the preliminary phase in which are treated acute diseases and conditions). The first phase is the removal of all etiological factors – etiotropical phase. The second phase consists of all surgical procedures. In the third phase are performed all the reconstructive procedures. And the last phase is the phase of maintenance of the results. It includes instructions for a better oral hygiene and regular controls, individual in regard of every patient needs, of the periodontal status and the status of already existing restorations, because they affect the periodontium. Instead of a conclusion we can say that only an overall treatment of the patient, solving the problems by priority, and following all the steps, should and must become the future of dentistry. Keywords: master plan, modern dentistry, overall care in dentistry, periodontal treatment, phases of treatment