Sara G. Grossi, DDS, MS, is a periodontist who has been the principal investigator in multiple landmark studies on periodontal disease risk factors and the relationship between periodontal diseases and general health. An independent researcher and consultant, she also lectures at East Carolina University's Brody School of Medicine in Greenville, North Carolina. Grossi can be reached at sgrossi@outlook.com.
Risk assessment analysis, monitoring risk factor modification, and managing risk factors in patients with periodontal diseases, or those at high risk, are essential to successful treatment.