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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Using AI to improve decision-making in periodontal care
The first-prize winner in the EFP Digital Innovation Award 2025 is an application that uses AI to give periodontists a new and efficient way to assess periodontal health, classify disease, and forecast treatment outcomes.
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An AI-based app promises to strengthen the patient-clinician relationship
The third prize in the EFP Digital Innovation Award 2025 was awarded to the Perioskoup project, an application which uses AI to strengthen the patient-clinician relationship by providing personalized at-home assistance.
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Bridging the communication gap for effective periodontal care
The second-prize winner in this year’s EFP Digital Innovation Award is a communications tool designed to help dental professionals improve the clarity and consistency of their communications with patients.
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Leading periodontists interviewed at EuroPerio11 discuss surgery, the 2018 classifaction, AI in perio, and navigating clinical crises
At EuroPerio11 in Vienna, leading periodontists and implantologists stopped by at the EFP's Social Media corner to provide some insights into their presentations at the congress. Watch the videos.
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Categories:JCP Digest, Article
Do clinical and patient-reported outcomes match for treatment of teeth with grade III C furcation?
The first clinical trial in periodontology to use the sequential, multiple assignment, randomized trial (SMART) design investigates the the response of grade III furcation-involved molars to different treatments.
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Categories:JCP Digest, Treatment, Article
What is the longevity and effectiveness of cross-arch bridges in patients with stage III/IV periodontitis?
A 35-year retrospective analysis evaluates the long-term outcomes of cross-arch stabilizing bridges in patients with stage III and stage IV periodontitis.
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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
