Periodontics

Start the perio classification series here: how diagnosis evolved, and what periodontal health looks like now.

A practical walk-through of the 2017 AAP staging and grading model, with the 2023 updates and case scenarios.

Build a schedule that supports your office's perio protocol instead of working against it.

Learn when scaling and root planing needs backup, and how to weigh the adjunctive options.

Rethink what perio therapy is treating: the host's inflammatory response, not just the bacteria.

See how big the gap is between how common periodontal disease is and how often it gets treated, and why that gap matters for the whole body.

Set recall intervals by patient risk and make every perio maintenance visit count.

A deep dive into the philosophy, appointment flow and schedule behind a standout hygiene program.

Tell apart the many forms of gingival inflammation and what drives each one.

Help patients who feel fine understand their perio diagnosis and become partners in treatment.

Sharpen the perio exam so disease gets found, documented and referred at the right time.

Put the current staging and grading system to work so every perio diagnosis is consistent and defensible.

Use radiographic and clinical findings to classify periodontal disease with current AAP identifiers.