The extensive list of EFP publications includes the sector-leading Journal of Clinical Periodontology, the research summary JCP Digest, the Perio Talks podcasts, and a range of articles that offer expert views on periodontal science and clinical practice.
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Categories:Clinical & Translational Research, JCP Digest
Ti‐reinforced PTFE mesh with or without collagen membrane?
A new issue of JCP Digest summarizes a randomized controlled trial that compared using a perforated titanium‐reinforced PTFE mesh alone with using the same mesh covered with a native collagen membrane in achieving vertical bone gain.
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Categories:EuroPerio, Systemic health, Article
The mouth is not Vegas—what happens there does not stay there
Purnima Kumar, who will speak in the joint EFP-AAP symposium on the links between the oral and gut microbiomes, highlights the latest findings on how one environment reflects changes in the other.
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Categories:JCP Digest, Treatment, Article
Mind the gap: Does vertical distance between implants matter?
The latest issue of JCP Digest summarizes a retrospective cohort study that investigated the impact of different vertical inter-implant distances on the long-term success of two adjacent single-unit implants.
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How to push the limits of regeneration in complex cases
Taking regeneration of hard and soft tissues to the limit is about more than learning new techniques—surgeons need to understand treatment risks, carry out careful diagnostics, and reduce the stress factors for both the patient and the dentist.
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Categories:Clinical & Translational Research, EuroPerio, Podcast
The JCP and EuroPerio11
In the latest PerioTalks podcast Phoebus Madianos discusses the role of the JCP in relation to the EuroPerio congress with EuroPerio11 chair Anton Sculean and scientific chair Lior Shapira.
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Categories:Classification & Guidelines, Article
EFP president Moritz Kebschull assesses the impact of the federation’s work
As his year as EFP president ends, Moritz Kebschull reflects on global challenges in oral health, how the EFP is responding to them, and on the importance of its clinical practice guidelines and work with its member societies and other organizations.
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Special publications
Perio classification
The current classification is based on the findings of the World Perio Workshop (2017) which updated the classification of all periodontal and peri-implant diseases and conditions. The EFP has published a series of resources to help oral-health professionals understand and implement the classification.
Clinical guidelines
The EFP has produced a set of S3-level clinical-practice guidelines to provide oral-healthcare professionals with precise therapeutic pathways based on individual patient diagnoses and recommend specific interventions to get the best possible results for patients with periodontitis and peri-implant diseases.
White papers
The EFP has commissioned two "white papers" from the Economist Intelligence Unit and Economist Impact on the socioeconomic impact of periodontitis and on addressing inequalities in oral health.
View Time to take gum disease seriously
View The burden of caries and periodontitis
Perio Focus green paper
The impact of the global burden of periodontal diseases on health, nutrition and wellbeing of mankind: a call for global action.
Responsible periodontology
The EFP is committed to a vision of responsible and sustainable periodontology. It has published a Sustainability Manifesto and a set of Sustainability Actions.
Campaigns
The EFP, in collaboration with its partners, has made a series of campaigns on issues related to oral health including the relationship between periodontal disease and caries, diabetes, heart disease, and pregnancy complications, as well as an outreach campaign with family doctors and a health-education campaign about lifestyle choices that affect oral health.