Perio Insight
Periodontal health for a better life
Editor: Joanna Kamma | Scientific Adviser: Andreas Stavropoulos
Perio Insight is an EFP online magazine focusing on periodontal science and clinical practice. It offers expert views and debates on key topics in periodontology and implant dentistry, and profiles research carried out at the EFP-accredited postgraduate programmes of periodontology.
It is edited by Joanna Kamma (Communications Committee) with Andreas Stavropoulos (Scientific Affairs Committee) as scientific adviser.
What happens after healing when keratinised and non-keratinised tissue are transpositioned?
EFP Graduate Research Prize 2023 co-winners Andrea Roccuzzo (University of Bern, Switzerland) explores healing after heterotopic mucosa transpositioning at dental implants and teeth.
Which PRF preparation offers most potential for osteogenesis?
Konstantinos Kosmidis (Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam, The Netherlands) outlines the findings of a study of the osteogenesis potential of three different PRF preparations.
Green dentistry: a way forward for oral-health professionals
Sustainable or green dentistry is an evolving field that aims to integrate environmentally friendly practices into dental care. Christoph Ramseier explores the challenges and opportunities for dental professionals to adopt sustainable practices.
Influence of systemic sclerosis on periodontal health
In the first of a series of articles by the four winners of the EFP Graduate Research Prize 2023, Marianna Gavriiloglou outlines a case-control study about how systemic sclerosis may influence periodontal health.
JCP editor calls for greater autism awareness
Panos N. Papapanou, editor-in-chief of the EFP's Journal of Clinical Periodontology, highlights the need for greater awareness of autism.
How indoor air purification can protect dentists and patients from viruses
Indoor air purifiers equipped with high-efficiency particulate (HEPA) air filters should be deployed in dental clinics as well as doctors’ surgeries, nursing homes and other indoor environment, writes environmental engineer Constantinos Sioutas.
Gums and Tums - what is the connection?
The relationship between the oral and gut microbiomes has become the subject of an increasing amount of research. Professor Iain Chapple guides us through the terrain and highlights the key questions that remain to be answered.
JCP editor highlights latest research
Panos N. Papapanou, editor-in-chief of the EFP's Journal of Clinical Periodontology, offers his "editor's pick" of recent papers published in the journal.
The ‘thrilling’ discovery of the Y4 leukotoxin and the finding of Aggregatibacter (Actinobacillus) actinomycetemcomitans
The discovery of Y4 leukotoxicity and the subsequent finding of JP2 as a “super” leukotoxin producer were key moments in the development of periodontal science and the understanding of the inflammatory response to bacteria.
Women and oral health: views from periodontology and gynaecology
Hormonal changes have a complex influence on women's oral health from puberty to the post-menopause. Gynaecologist Renée Berens and periodontist Ali Çekici explore the issues.
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