Periodontal Maintenance Guideline
Guideline defining periodontal maintenance as a nonsurgical, lifelong therapeutic phase following definitive periodontal therapy, outlining clinical indications, required history/documentation, and applicable CDT procedure codes. It is intended for use in utilization review and provider guidance and may be adopted variably by plans/lines of business.
Annual reviews and revisions recorded with dates including 11/10/2020, 12/05/2020 and 10/30/2021.
Policy Overview
Background: Periodontal maintenance is defined as a nonsurgical, therapeutic, lifelong phase following definitive periodontal therapy intended to remove etiologic factors (plaque, biofilm, calculus) and to monitor periodontal disease. It is considered therapeutic rather than prophylactic and constitutes continuing treatment for patients with a diagnosis of periodontal disease.
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