Practical Periodontics. Edition No. 2

Table of Contents

Section 1: Aetiology of Periodontal Diseases
1.1 The Macro- and Microanatomy of Periodontal Tissues
1.2 The Pathogenesis of Periodontal Diseases
1.3 Epidemiology of Periodontal Diseases
1.4 Host Response and Susceptibility
1.5 The Role of Biofilms in Health and Disease
1.6 Periodontal Risk - Modifying and Predisposing Factors
Section 2: Periodontal Diagnosis and Prognosis
2.1 Classification and Diagnosis of Periodontal Diseases
2.2 Periodontal Assessment and Monitoring
2.3 Gingival Enlargement
2.4 Periodontitis and Systemic Diseases
2.5 Determining Periodontal Prognosis
Section 3: Periodontal Treatment Planning
3.1 Treatment Planning - Gingivitis and Periodontitis
3.2 The Management of Mucogingival Conditions (Gingival Recession)
3.3 Treatment Planning: Periodontal Problems in Children and Adolescents
3.4 Referral to a Periodontal Specialist
Section 4: The Role of Self-Care and Oral Hygiene Methods
4.1 Patient Education and Self-Performed Biofilm Control
4.2 Clinical Imaging in Patient Assessment and Motivation
4.3 Patient Adherence
Section 5: Non-surgical Periodontal Management
5.1 The Diseased Root Surface in Periodontitis
5.2 Periodontal Instrumentation
5.3 Antibiotics in the Management of Periodontal Diseases
5.4 Assessment of Treatment Outcomes and Supportive Periodontal Therapy
Section 6: Surgical Periodontal Therapy
6.1 Rationale for Periodontal Surgery
Section 7: Interaction with Other Dental Disciplines
7.1 The Periodontal-Restorative Interface
7.2 The Periodontal-Orthodontic Interface
7.3 Dental Implants - Anatomy, Complications, Management of Peri-Implant Diseases
Appendix 1 World Workshop on Classification of Periodontal and Peri-implant Diseases and Conditions 2017 - Staging and Grading of Periodontitis
Appendix 2 Implementing the 2017 Classification of Periodontal Diseases to Reach a Diagnosis in Clinical Practice
Appendix 3 European Federation of Periodontology S3-Level Clinical Treatment Guidelines - Stepwise Approach
Appendix 4 BSP UK Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Treatment of Periodontal Diseases

Authors

Kenneth A Eaton Visiting Professor, University College London Eastman and King's College London Dental Institutes; Honorary Professor, University of Kent; Visiting Professor, Leeds University; Specialist in Periodontics and Dental Public Health, London, UK. Professor Eaton is currently a Visiting Professor at University College London and an Honorary Professor at the University of Kent. From 1997 - 2002, he was the Director of the National Centre for the Continuing Professional Education of Dentists. He is listed by the General Dental Council as a specialist in both Periodontology and Dental Public Health. He is currently on the editorial board of a number of journals and is the Chairman of the British Dental Editors and Writers Forum. He is a past member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Dental Research and President of the Education Research Group of the International Association for Dental Research (IADR). In July 2008 he became the first President of the newly created IADR Network for Practice-based Research. He was elected as President of the European Association of Dental Public Health. In September 2010 and was the first Chair of the Platform for Better Oral Health in Europe. He has produced over 370 publications, many on different aspects of periodontology, and since 2017 has registered 231 reviews with Publons. Philip Ower Formerly Specialist in Periodontics and Director, PerioCourses Ltd.