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Upcoming events from EFP's member societies

Learn in advance about the conferences and meetings being organised by the EFP's national member societies in the weeks and months ahead.

Perio Workshop

Learn about Perio Workshop, the EFP’s annual scientific meeting that brings the best periodontal scientists together to reach a new consensus on strategic periodontal issues.

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What happens after healing when keratinised and non-keratinised tissue are transpositioned?

Bibliography Karring, T., Østergaard, E., & Löe, H. (1971). Conservation of tissue specificity after heterotopic transplantation of gingiva and alveolar mucosa. Journal of Periodontal…

Green dentistry: a way forward for oral-health professionals

View all Perio Insight articles Sustainable or green dentistry is an evolving field that aims to integrate environmentally friendly practices into dental care. The EFP has been at the…

Influence of systemic sclerosis on periodontal health

Bibliography Baron, M., Hudson, M., Tatibouet, S., Steele, R., Lo, E., Gravel, S., … Gornitsky, M. (2014). The Canadian systemic sclerosis oral health study: Orofacial manifestations and oral…

JCP editor calls for greater autism awareness

This time, I would like to use my forum to draw the attention of Perio Insight readers to something they would likely not expect from the editor-in-chief of the EFP’s Journal of Clinical…

How indoor air purification can protect dentists and patients from transmission of viruses

The latest indoor air purifiers equipped with high-efficiency particulate (HEPA) air filters should be deployed in dental clinics as well as doctors’ surgeries, nursing homes and other indoor…

Gums and Tums - what is the connection?

The relationship between the oral and gut microbiomes has become the subject of an increasing amount of research. The mouth is host to the body’s second most complex microbiome, after the colon,…

JCP editor highlights latest research

Panos N. Papapanou, editor-in-chief of the EFP's Journal of Clinical Periodontology, offers his "editor's pick" of recent papers published in the journal, covering periodontal plastic surgery,…

The ‘thrilling’ discovery of the Y4 leukotoxin and the finding of Aggregatibacter (Actinobacillus) actinomycetemcomitans

The discovery of Y4 leukotoxicity and the subsequent finding of JP2 as a “super” leukotoxin producer were key moments in the development of periodontal science and the understanding of the…

Women and oral health: views from periodontology and gynaecology

Hormonal changes have a complex influence on women's gum health, with alterations in hormonal balance occurring at puberty, the menstrual cycle, contraceptive use, pregnancy, in vitro fertilisation…

How can AI help perio?

Panos N. Papapanou, editor-in-chief of the EFP's Journal of Clinical Periodontology, highlights the potential that artificial intelligence offers to periodontology. I am writing these lines…