The Importance of Probes in Assessing Periodontal Health
The periodontal probe appears straightforward, but it is also a highly complex instrument. The International Organization for Standardization defines a periodontal probe as a “dental…
Category: Periodontics
The Role of Nutrition in the Management of Osteoporosis and Periodontal Diseases
An age-related disease, osteoporosis is highly prevalent and results in serious effects on health and quality of life. In the United States, 10 million individuals…
Navigating the Complexities of Nonsurgical Periodontal Therapy
Periodontal patients pose a unique challenge to the dental team. Tooth loss, increased mobility, and attachment loss complicate ways to maintain and rehabilitate a patient’s…
Harness the Benefits of Artificial Intelligence
Artificial intelligence (AI) technologies have recently gained significant momentum in dentistry. For instance, AI may assist dental professionals with clinical documentation, guide with image analysis…
The Role of Cone-Beam Imaging in Periodontics
This modality has a variety of indications — from implant planning and placement to periodontal disease management. By John R. Francis, DDS, MS and …
The Role of Non-Autogenous Grafts in Treating Mucogingival Defects
By Samar Shaikh, BDS, MS and Pooyan Refahi, DMD, MS
Implementing the 2017 Periodontal Classification System
By Nada Alkhafaji, MSDH, RDH and Tulsi J. Patel, MHA, RDH
Removing Burnished Calculus
By Kathleen O. Hodges, RDH, MS Removal of burnished calculus is challenging yet extremely important to create root surfaces that are biologically compatible with the…
Expanding Applications for Dental Implants
By Timothy L. Hottel, DDS, MS, DBA, FACD and Cristian Chirla, DDS, FMII The popularity of dental implants has grown rapidly as advances in implant therapy…