10.1055/b-0034-56526 Furcation Involvement—Furcation Treatment Because of its often bizarre anatomy and morphology, the furcation has been called a locus minoris resistentiae (Schroeder and Scherle 1987), a “special case,” and a…
10.1055/b-0034-56523 FMT—“Full Mouth Therapy” Non-surgical Therapy, plus … FMD—“Full Mouth Disinfection” “Full Mouth Disinfection”—FMD It is becoming more and more clear that purely mechanical, non-surgical periodontitis therapy can be greatly…
10.1055/b-0034-56513 Tests of the Host Response—Risks Risk Factors Severity Factors Progression Factors All of the tests described thus far are based on clinical parameters and directly or indirectly on the…
10.1055/b-0034-56503 Gingivitis Plaque-induced Gingivitis, Gingivitis Simplex, Type I A 1 Gingivitis is ubiquitous. It is a bacterially-elicited inflammation (non-specific mixed infection) of the marginal gingiva (Löe et al. 1965). In…
10.1055/b-0034-56518 Emergency Treatment Many periodontitis patients are not aware of their disease, even though it may have been progressing over many years. Only when pain and acute inflammatory symptoms appear…
10.1055/b-0034-56525 Phase 2 Therapy Periodontal Surgery—Corrective Phase Summaries Periodontal surgical therapy is only one component of complete periodontal treatment. If surgery is necessary, it is usually performed as a second…
10.1055/b-0034-56504 Ulcerative Gingivitis/Periodontitis NUG/P = Necrotizing Ulcerative Gingivitis/Periodontitis, Types V A (NUG) and V B (NUP) Ulcerative gingivitis is usually an acute, painful, rapidly progressing inflammation of the gingiva, which…
10.1055/b-0034-56517 Systemic Pre-Phase Systemic Problems Systemic Risks The purpose of the systemic pre-phase is to protect both the patient and the clinician by ascertaining any general systemic risks associated with…
10.1055/b-0034-56528 Dental Implants—Implant Therapy Natural Teeth or Dental Implants for the Treated Periodontitis Patient? The increasing significance of dental implant therapy, also in periodontics, is no longer news (Nevins &…
10.1055/b-0034-56530 Classification of Periodontal Diseases Most Recent Re-Classification of Periodontal Diseases (1999) As demonstrated in the chapter “Forms of Plaque-associated Diseases” (p. 79), new scientific and clinical findings, accumulating long-term…
10.1055/b-0034-56516 Periodontal Wound Healing Repair → Reattachment → “New Attachment” → Regeneration → Prevention Periodontal wound healing follows the well-acknowledged biological principles (Clark 1996, Fig. 447), but it is also…
10.1055/b-0034-56529 Geriatric Periodontology?—The Periodontium in the Elderly Different Circumstances—Modified Concepts of Treatment The percentage of elderly individuals within the entire population continues to increase, but differences exist between the “Third…
10.1055/b-0034-56505 Hormonally Modulated Gingivitis Types I A 2 a Changes in the body’s hormonal balance generally do not cause gingival inflammation, but can increase the severity of an already existing…
10.1055/b-0034-56515 Treatment of Inflammatory Periodontal Diseases – Introduction Gingivitis Periodontitis Gingivitis and periodontitis are elicited primarily by bacteria. As a consequence, the treatment must have a primarily anti-infectious nature. Reduction…
10.1055/b-0034-56519 Phase 1 Therapy Causal, Antimicrobial, Non-surgical Therapy Primary prevention—the early prevention of disease—is initially the responsibility of parents. Using simple, non-traumatic tooth brushing methods, the small child is gently…
10.1055/b-0034-56514 Prevention—Prophylaxis: Dentistry: Caries, Gingivitis, Periodontitis Prevention—Prophylaxis: Dentistry: Caries, Gingivitis, Periodontitis Maintenance of Health and Prevention of Disease … … are the noblest goals of modern medicine! For the patient,…
10.1055/b-0034-56511 Additional Diagnosis—Tests Microbiologic Tests Tests of Host Response The classical clinical examination methods were presented in the previous pages (pp. 168–175). New tests have become available in recent years,…
10.1055/b-0034-56495 Introduction “Periodontology” is the study of the tooth-supporting tissues, the “periodontium.” The periodontium is made up of those tissues that surround each tooth and which anchor each tooth into…
10.1055/b-0034-56501 Epidemiology Descriptive epidemiology deals with the occurrence, the severity and the distribution of diseases, as well as physical and/or mental incapacity, or mortality, in any selected population. Analytical epidemiology…
