New Approaches in Etiology, Diagnosis and Treatment of Periodontal Disease

Abstract

Dentistry is under continuous progress. Especially periodontal research and new therapeutic approaches have been developed in the last decades. The mechanism of periodontal disease development, diagnosis, classification system, and treatment protocol are disputed. At the same time, genetics with single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) signify the role of predisposition in periodontal disease. The relationship between periodontitis and systemic health is considered as an uncontested reality, and comorbidities with other diseases have been proved. Some recent advances and future perspectives in treatment field are immunomodulation, prebiotics, and vaccines, while biomaterials, like emdogain, and minimal invasive surgery are evolved frequently in periodontal treatment. This chapter presents and analyzes the total progress and changes in every aspect of periodontology from the past to now and the future.