JCP supplement on the 20th European Workshop on Periodontology Consensus

The Journal of Clinical Periodontology has released a new supplement (Volume 52, Issue S29, August 2025) featuring the complete set of systematic reviews that informed the Consensus Report of the 20th European Workshop on Periodontology: Contemporary and Emerging Technologies in Periodontal Diagnosis. This supplement provides open access to the scientific analyses that underpin the guidance published in May 2025, and to the consensus report.

Organised by the European Federation of Periodontology and supported by Kenvue, the workshop brought together 70 experts from 21 countries to assess the state of diagnostics in periodontology at a time of fast-moving innovation, spanning traditional clinical assessment, imaging, biomarkers, genetics, digital health, and artificial intelligence.

The supplement is structured into three sections:

• Section I – Diagnosis and examination methodologies, evaluates the tools currently used for clinical periodontal assessment, including clinical and image-based approaches.
• Section II – Biomarkers in diagnosis and risk assessment, explores the potential of biological markers to refine risk assessment and personalise care, including microbiological and host-derived biomarkers, together with genetic analyses.
• Section III – Emerging approaches and technologies, examines technologies that could transform periodontal diagnostic pathways. These could be implemented in a dental clinic setting, but also applied in other healthcare or community settings, or even accessed directly by individuals through their mobile devices.

Reflecting on the publication of the supplement, Professor David Herrera, chair of the workshop and main author of the consensus report, said: "These reviews provide the scientific depth behind the conclusions of the consensus. They show where the evidence is strong, where innovation is accelerating, and where further research is needed. Together, they help us understand if traditional tools are still valid  (such as clinical and radiological assessments) and how new imaging-based approaches, microbial and host-derived biomarkers or genetic factors,  can be integrated to support earlier, more precise, and more patient-centred diagnosis, with AI-supported tools helping to process and interpret vast amounts of information."

By making all eight systematic reviews available in one place, the JCP supplement offers oral health professionals, researchers, and educators, a comprehensive evidence base to guide clinical decision-making and future innovation in periodontal diagnostics. In addition, guidance is given on how to conduct and report diagnostic accuracy studies, since improving the quality of those studies is a mandatory objective for diagnostics in periodontology.

Explore the JCP supplement

Consensus report