The extensive list of EFP publications includes the sector-leading Journal of Clinical Periodontology, the research summary JCP Digest, the Perio Talks podcasts, and a range of articles that offer expert views on periodontal science and clinical practice.
Featured
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Categories:JCP Digest, Treatment
How effective is systemic azithromycin as adjunct to non-surgical subgingival instrumentation?
A randomized controlled trial (RCT) evaluates the clinical, microbial, and cytokine changes over 12 months following delivery of systemic azithromycin, adjunctive to non-surgical instrumentation, in stage III/IV, grade C periodontitis.
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How can periodontal treatment best be personalized?
A joint session by the EFP and the International Academy of Periodontology (IAP) at EuroPerio11 will consider how periodontal treatment can be personalized in anti-microbial therapy, anti-inflammatory therapy, and secondary prevention.
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Categories:Classification & Guidelines, EuroPerio, Article
What have we learned since the 2018 classification of periodontal diseases?
What has been learned in the seven years since the 2018 classification of periodontal and peri-implant diseases was introduced? Mariano Sanz outlines the classification's implementation and Purnima Kumar reconsiders “aggressive periodontitis”.
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Categories:Clinical & Translational Research, EuroPerio, Podcast
AI in periodontology - transforming research and publishing
In this sixth and final podcast celebrating 50 years of the Journal of Clinical Periodontology,Tali Chackartchi discusses with the editors of four leading journals how artificial intelligence is transforming research and publishing.
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Categories:Clinical & Translational Research, JCP Digest
Ti‐reinforced PTFE mesh with or without collagen membrane?
A new issue of JCP Digest summarizes a randomized controlled trial that compared using a perforated titanium‐reinforced PTFE mesh alone with using the same mesh covered with a native collagen membrane in achieving vertical bone gain.
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Categories:EuroPerio, Systemic health, Article
The mouth is not Vegas—what happens there does not stay there
Purnima Kumar, who will speak in the joint EFP-AAP symposium on the links between the oral and gut microbiomes, highlights the latest findings on how one environment reflects changes in the other.
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Special publications
Perio classification
The current classification is based on the findings of the World Perio Workshop (2017) which updated the classification of all periodontal and peri-implant diseases and conditions. The EFP has published a series of resources to help oral-health professionals understand and implement the classification.
Clinical guidelines
The EFP has produced a set of S3-level clinical-practice guidelines to provide oral-healthcare professionals with precise therapeutic pathways based on individual patient diagnoses and recommend specific interventions to get the best possible results for patients with periodontitis and peri-implant diseases.
White papers
The EFP has commissioned two "white papers" from the Economist Intelligence Unit and Economist Impact on the socioeconomic impact of periodontitis and on addressing inequalities in oral health.
View Time to take gum disease seriously
View The burden of caries and periodontitis
Perio Focus green paper
The impact of the global burden of periodontal diseases on health, nutrition and wellbeing of mankind: a call for global action.
Responsible periodontology
The EFP is committed to a vision of responsible and sustainable periodontology. It has published a Sustainability Manifesto and a set of Sustainability Actions.
Campaigns
The EFP, in collaboration with its partners, has made a series of campaigns on issues related to oral health including the relationship between periodontal disease and caries, diabetes, heart disease, and pregnancy complications, as well as an outreach campaign with family doctors and a health-education campaign about lifestyle choices that affect oral health.
EFP partners
Oral Health Partners:
International & European Association Awards
2021 Winner - European Association of the year
