Periodontics

Medicine, Surgery and Implants

By Louis F. Rose, DDS, MD, Clinical Professor of Periodontics, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pennsylvania; Professor of Surgery, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA; Clinical Professor of Periodontics, School of Dental Medicine, New York University, New York, NY; Faculty, Harvard University School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA; Brian L. Mealey, DDS, MS, Chairman and Program Director, Department of Periodontics, Wilford Hall Medical Center, Lackland Air Force Base; Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Periodontics, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX; Adjunct Associate Professor, Baylor College of Dentistry, Texas A&M University System, Dallas, TX; Robert J. Genco, DDS, PhD, Distinguished Professor and Chair, School of Dental Medicine, Department of Oral Biology, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY; and Walter Cohen, DDS, FACD, Dean Emeritus and Professor of Periodontics, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Part I: Basic Concepts in Periodontal Pathobiology
1. Anatomy, development, and physiology of the periodontium
2. Diagnosis and classification of periodontal diseases
3. Epidemiology and risk factors of periodontal diseases
4. Microbiology of periodontal diseases
5. Immuno-inflammatory response in periodontal diseases
6. Dental plaque and calculus, microbial biofilms, and periodontal diseases
7. Contributing factors

Part II: Periodontal Evaluation, Treatment Planning, and Nonsurgical Therapy
8. Clinical Periodontal Examination
9. Radiographic Examination
10. The Electronic Patient Record
11. Formulating a Periodontal Diagnosis and Prognosis
12. Acute periodontal conditions
13. Oral Physiotherapy
14. Nonsurgical therapy
15. Periodontal and Dental Implant Maintenance
16. Locally Acting Chemotherapeutic Agents
17. Systemic Chemotherapeutic Agents
18. Role of the Dental Hygienist

Part III: Surgical Therapy
19. Conscious Sedation
20. Principles and Practice of Periodontal Surgery
21. Periodontal Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
22. Principles of Periodontal Plastic Microsurgery
23. Resective Periodontal Surgery
24. Treatment of Molar Furcations
25. Periodontal Regeneration and Reconstructive Surgery
26. Dental Implants in the Periodontally Compromised Dentition

Part IV: Multidisciplinary Care
27. Periodontal Prosthesis: Functional Biology, Implantology and Esthetics
28. Periodontal-Orthodontic Considerations
29. Occlusion
30. Periodontal-Endodontic Considerations

Part V: Periodontal Medicine
31. Systemic Factors Impacting the Periodontium
32. Effects of Periodontal Infection on the Systemic Condition
33. Medications Impacting the Periodontium
34. Effect of Tobacco Smoking and Alcohol Use on Periodontal Disease
35. Selected Hard and Soft Tissue Lesions with Periodontal Relevance
36. Medical and Dental History
37. Periodontal Treatment of the Medically Compromised Patient