Practical Periodontal Diagnosis and Treatment Planningoffers its readers a step-by-step guide to diagnosing and planningtreatment for periodontal patients through the latestevidence-based protocols. It summarizes the available scientificevidence for efficacy and effectiveness and links it to everydayclinical practice in a concise, user-friendly manner. Practical Periodontal Diagnosis and Treatment Planningbegins with the basics of periodontal diagnosis, following thelatest classification by the AAP. Modifiable andnon-modifiable risk factors are assessed in detail, emphasizing thetreatment planning intricacies associated with each one. The bookdiscusses all presentations of periodontal disease ranging fromgingivitis to aggressive periodontitis, highlighting topics such asocclusion, scaling and root planning. The full range of treatmentmodalities are also presented, providing practical instruction forosseous resective surgery, regenerative and supportive periodontaltherapy, and dental implant complication management. Designed to improve and expand the reader’s repertoire ofclinical skills, Practical Periodontal Diagnosis and TreatmentPlanning provides comprehensive coverage of this core part ofperiodontal training in a concise, highly illustrated, step-by-stepformat.

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