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DentalReach Evidence Review: For a connected reading pathway, review Common mistakes in minor periodontal surgeries (and how to avoid them) —…
DentalReach Academic Editor: For a connected reading pathway, review Study Reveals How Implant Surface Modifications Impact Peri-Implant Microbiome and Peri-Implantitis —…
DentalReach Academic Editor: For a connected reading pathway, review Probiotics for Periodontal Health: An Integrated Treatment Approach —…
DentalReach Clinical Contributor: For a connected reading pathway, review From Plaque to Problems: How Periodontitis Goes Beyond the Mouth —…
DentalReach Evidence Review: For a connected reading pathway, review 5 Incredible applications of PRP Platelet Rich Plasma in Dentistry —…
DentalReach Critical Appraisal: The key unresolved issue is generalisability: which patient, lesion or procedural feature would make you choose another approach? Defining that boundary is often more…
Supportive periodontal care should be based on stability, residual pocketing, bleeding, plaque control, previous progression, smoking, diabetes, implants and adherence. A fixed three-month interval…
Confirm the periodontitis diagnosis, assign stage from attachment loss or bone loss, then account for complexity. Estimate grade separately from progression evidence and modifiers. Record extent and…
The gingival zenith is the most apical point of the gingival margin and helps clinicians evaluate tooth-specific gingival architecture, symmetry and aesthetic proportion. Its ideal position is not…
Compare restorability, ferrule, periodontal support, orthodontic extrusion, crown lengthening, endodontics and replacement alternatives.
Plaque is involved in caries and periodontal disease, but are the biological pathways actually the same?
When can tooth movement be considered in a patient with stage IV or severe periodontitis?