The most common causes of implant failure are poor oral hygiene, history of periodontitis, and smoking. If tooth cleaning is poor, bacteria will build up on the implant surface and cause…
Iain Chapple is professor of Periodontology and head of the School of Dentistry at the University of Birmingham, UK. He is a former scientific editor of the British Dental Journal and…
Mariano Sanz is professor and chair of periodontology at the University Complutense of Madrid (Spain) and a professor in the faculty of Odontology at the University of Oslo (Norway). He graduated…
Søren Jepsen is professor and chairman of the department of Periodontology, Operative and Preventive Dentistry at the University of Bonn. Previously, he was assistant professor in the department…
Maurizio Tonetti is currently clinical professor of Periodontology at the Faculty of Dentistry of the Hong Kong University and executive director of the European Research Group on Periodontology…
Nicola West is professor of Periodontology and Head of the Clinical Trials Unit at the School of Oral and Dental Sciences, University of Bristol, UK. Prof West has been the secretary of the…
Role of microbial biofilms in the maintenance of oral health and the development of dental caries and periodontal diseases This group, chaired by Mariano Sanz (EFP) and David Beighton (ORCA),…
Interaction of lifestyle, behaviour or systemic diseases with oral health, dental caries and periodontal diseases This group, chaired by Iain Chapple (EFP) and Andreas Schulte (ORCA),…
Prevention and control of dental caries and periodontal diseases at individual and population level Chaired by Søren Jepsen (EFP) and Vita Machiulskiene (ORCA), this group reviewed the…
Age-related effects on oral health, dental caries and periodontal diseases Chaired by Maurizio Tonetti (EFP) and Sebastian Paris (ORCA), this group reviewed scientific evidence and…