Monthly Archives: March 2025

Introduction Effectively treating and managing periodontal disease is essential for successful treatment planning. The European Federation of Periodontology (EFP) published a clinical practice guideline containing evidence-based recommendations for treating stages I-III of periodontitis. Nonsurgical instrumentation is a critical aspect of successfully implementing these…

Key messages: Oral health practitioners should be aware of the systemic factors that impact periodontitis and its treatment. Taking a comprehensive client medical and dental history, including current and past medications, is essential to determine the prognosis and outcomes of periodontal…

Periodontitis is a chronic inflammatory disease resulting from a dysregulated host inflammatory response to dysbiotic dental plaque biofilm. It is characterized by progressive destruction of the periodontium, with the primary features of clinical attachment loss (CAL), radiographically assessed alveolar bone loss, periodontal…