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…
