The extensive list of EFP publications includes the sector-leading Journal of Clinical Periodontology (JCP), 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:Clinical & Translational Research, JCP Digest, Article
Surgical treatment of peri-implantitis: reconstructive versus open-flap debridement
17 June 2026
The latest edition of JCP Digest summarizes a randomized controlled clinical trial that evaluated the effect of adjunctive reconstructive therapy during surgical peri-implantitis treatment on clinical and radiographic outcomes.
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Categories:Clinical & Translational Research, Article
Soft-tissue augmentation around dental implants: CTG or CMX?
15 June 2026
Connective-tissue graft or collagen matrix? Lenz Surdiacourt, winner of the first prize for clinical research in the EFP’s annual Postgraduate Research Prize, compares the options for augmenting peri-implant soft-tissues?
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Categories:Public health & Prevention, Article
How Gum Health Day 2026 begins a three-year campaign to empower lives
27 May 2026
Gum Health Day 2026 on 12 May marked the launch of a three-year awareness campaign focused on empowering people's live through knowledge, self-care, and wellbeing. Spyros Vassilopoulos explains the new strategy.
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Categories:Clinical & Translational Research, JCP Digest, Article
What are the treatment outcomes of different surgical protocols for peri-implantitis?
22 May 2026
The latest issue of JCP Digest summarizes a retrospective cohort analysis that assessed the treatment outcomes of different surgical peri-implantitis treatments and sought to identify the factors that influence treatment success.
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Categories:Clinical & Translational Research, Systemic health, Article
Probiotics in treating periodontitis and diabetes: a more systemic than local effect?
13 May 2026
Rocío Bujaldón Rodríguez, winner of the second prize for clinical research in the latest edition of the EFP’s annual Postgraduate Research Prize, describes a clinical trial on the effect of probiotics in periodontal patients with diabetes.
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Categories:Public health & Prevention, Podcast
Perio Talks: Gum Health Day—Empowering lives
07 May 2026
Spyros Vassilopoulos talks with Annika Kroeger about the new concept of the EFP's Gum Health Day campaign and how increasing awareness, prevention, and education can empower people to take better care of their gum health.
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.
Perio Workshop
The outcomes of each European Workshop on Periodontology are published as special open-access monographic supplements in the JCP, providing authoritative guidance on the science behind gum health and gum disease.
You can read the Education on periodontology consensus report and also take a look at our latest consensus report: Gingival and Periodontal Diseases and Conditions in Children and Adolescents
Policy 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.
Get to know the issues in depth by reading these white papers and other policy papers produced by the EFP:
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.
EFP national societies special reports
Find reports produced by EFP member national societies in various languages, covering key topics and insights relevant to oral health, periodontology, and implant dentistry.
Partners’ campaigns and newsletters
The EFP, in collaboration with its partners, develops campaigns on key oral health issues. Each year, it also publishes a dedicated newsletter featuring articles on different relevant topics from both the federation and its partners.
Periodontology in the media
Read articles published by various media outlets covering periodontology, oral health, and related topics. This section highlights external coverage and expert insights from across the media.
EFP partners
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