Perio Workshop 2019 will draw up wide-ranging guideline on periodontal therapy
An EFP-led workshop taking place from November 10 to 12 will bring together 90 experts to develop an evidence-based guideline on periodontal therapy.
Immediate implant placement plus alveolar-ridge preservation ‘may reduce treatment time’
The immediate placement of dental implants combined with alveolar-ridge preservation (ARP) may be a viable option to reduce overall treatment time, according to research summarised in the latest issue of JCP Digest.
Perio Insight focuses on research presentations at Postgraduate Symposium
The latest edition of the EFP magazine Perio Insight highlights research presentations given at the EFP Postgraduate Symposium, held in Sweden in September.
Periodontitis patients have ‘higher risk of stroke’
Patients with periodontitis have a higher risk of ischaemic stroke and a higher mortality from the disease compared with patients with gingivitis, according to research summarised in the latest issue of JCP Digest.
CAF plus CTG offers ‘best and most stable root-coverage outcome’
The combination of the coronally advanced flap (CAF) with a connective-tissue graft (CTG) is the therapeutic option that offers the best solution for root coverage of single gingival recessions, according to research published in the latest issue of JCP Digest.
EFP Manifesto has now received more than 1,100 signatories
The EFP Manifesto “Perio and General Health" – a call to action for the prevention, early detection, and treatment of periodontitis – has now received more than 1,100 signatures from individuals and institutions all over the world.
Postgraduate Symposium: high-quality presentations and an active audience
The new classification of periodontal and peri-implant diseases, bone-augmentation techniques, the relationship between periodontal risk and nutrition, and the possible links between periodontitis and sleep apnoea – these were just some of the topics covered at the EFP’s 8th Postgraduate Symposium.
