Periodontics
Periodontics is that specialty of dentistry which encompasses the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases of the supporting and surrounding tissues of the teeth or their substitutes and the maintenance of the health, function, and esthetics of these structures and tissues. The didactic areas of instruction include the normal periodontium at the macro and microscopic level, periodontal pathology including intra-oral lesions associated with periodontal conditions, periodontal microbiology and immunology, pain control and pharmacology applicable to periodontal treatments, cell biology, wound healing including periodontal regeneration, dental implantology, case management, epidemiology and statistics in Periodontology.
- Classification of periodontal diseases
- Non-surgical therapy
- Smoking and periodontal health
- Periodontal surgery
- Teeth versus implants in periodontal patients
- Dento-legal aspects of managing patients with periodontal diseases
- Risk factors