Periodontics Articles

• Research Abstracts - Prevention

  Compendium - Nov/Dec 2015

  Compendium has compiled Abstracts from key recently published articles in the dental literature on preventive dentistry with commentary.

• Research Abstracts - Implant Dentistry

  Compendium - Nov/Dec 2015

  Compendium has compiled Abstracts from key recently published articles in the dental literature on implant dentistry with commentary.

• The Future of Laser Dentistry

  Robert A. Lowe, DDS, FAGD, FICD, FADI, FACD, David Garber, DMD, Alan Dalessandro, DDS, Robert Levine, DDS
  Compendium - October 2015

• Treatment of an Unusual Non-Tooth-Related Enamel Pearl (EP) and 3 Teeth-Related EPs with Localized Periodontal Disease Without Teeth Extractions: A Case Report

  Simon Pardinas Lopez, DDS, MS, Roger N. Warren, DDS, Timothy G. Bromage, PhD, Ioana Chesnoiu Matei, DDS, MSc, Ismael Khouly, DDS, MS, PhD
  Compendium - September 2015

• Laser-Assisted Operculectomy

  Robert Levine, DDS
  Compendium - September 2015

• Solving the Challenge of the Severely Compromised Implant in the Esthetic Zone: An Interdisciplinary Care Case

  Chandur PK Wadhwani, BDS, MSD, Ken Akimoto, DDS, MSD, Joseph Yousefian, DMD, MS
  Compendium - July/Aug 2015

• Abutment Emergence Profile and Its Effect on Peri-Implant Tissues

  Todd R. Schoenbaum, DDS, FACD
  Compendium - July/Aug 2015

• Case Presentations Demonstrating Periodontal Treatment Variation: PEARL Network

  Frederick A. Curro, DMD, PhD, Ashley C. Grill, RDH, MPH, Abigail G. Matthews, PhD, John Martin, DDS, Elisabeth Kalenderian, DDS, MPH, PhD, Ronald G. Craig, DMD, PhD, Frederick Naftolin, MD, PhD, Van P. Thompson, DDS, PhD
  Compendium - June 2015

  Data suggests that a lack of clarity of periodontal terminology affects both diagnosis and treatment planning, and terminology may be improved by having diagnosis codes, which could be used to assess ...

• Defining Periodontitis for “Person-Centered Care” (Commentary)

  Frederick A. Curro, DMD, PhD, John Martin, DDS, Frederick Naftolin, MD, PhD, Ashley C. Grill, RDH, MPH, Van P. Thompson, DDS, PhD
  Compendium - June 2015

  Traditionally, dentistry follows medicine in healthcare reform, however, defining periodontitis may prove to be an opportunity for dentistry to establish a new pathway in healthcare policy.

• Adjunctive Treatment of Periodontal Disease with Self-Adhesive Hydrogel Wound Dressing: Case Series

  David W. Paquette, DMD, MPH, DMSc, William Z. Levine, DDS
  Compendium - June 2015

  PerioPatch™ is an approved device product that has been developed as an oral adhesive barrier for promoting healing in inflamed oral/gingival tissues and reducing pain, irritation, and the symptoms ...

• Regeneration in Periodontics: Collagen—A Review of Its Properties and Applications in Dentistry

  Lanka Mahesh, BDS, MBA, Gregori M. Kurtzman, DDS, DICOI, DADIA, Sagrika Shukla, MDS
  Compendium - May 2015

  Collagen is the most abundant protein in mammals, also making it the most important component of the body structurally and functionally.This review highlights and discusses some of the important aspec...

• A Review of the Positive Influence of Crown Contours on Soft-Tissue Esthetics

  Richard P. Kinsel, DDS, Bryan I. Pope, DMD, MSD, Daniele Capoferri
  Compendium - May 2015

• Assessing Treatment Options Based on Expected Long-Term Results: Case Report Demonstrates 6-Year Outcomes

  Douglas E. McMaster, DDS
  Compendium - May 2015

  restorative dentistry, esthetics, implants, crowns, orthodontics, veneers

• Minimizing Shrinkage of Interdental Papilla Height when Treating Multiple Miller Class III Gingival Recession Defects

  Douglas H. Mahn, DDS
  Compendium - April 2015

  Miller Class III and IV gingival recession defects have interdental bone and soft-tissue loss that limit root coverage. Given the importance of the interdental papilla, protecting the integrity of thi...

• Research Update - Periodontics/Implants

  Compendium - March 2015

  Compendium has compiled Abstracts from key recently published articles in the dental literature on periodontics/implant dentistry. These PubMed-indexed articles offer clinical relevance to the dental ...