The editors Serge Dibart, DMD, is Professor and Chair of the Department of Periodontology and Director of the periodontology advanced education program at the Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Thomas Dietrich, D.D.S, M.D. is Professor and Head of Oral Surgery at the School of Dentristy, University of Birmingham, UK, and Associate Professor of Health Policy and Health Services Research at Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

• List of Contributors viiPreface ix1 The Necessity of an Evidence-based Approach to Diagnosis and Treatment 1Paul Farsai and Thomas Van Dyke2 Classification of Periodontal Diseases and Conditions 6Jeremy Kernitsky and Gail McCausland3 Periodontal Risk Factors and Modification 34Christoph Ramseier, Clemens Walter, and Thomas Dietrich4 Scaling and Root Planing 53Raman Kohli5 Occlusion 64Steven M. Morgano6 Systemic and Local Drug Delivery of Antimicrobials 77Dimitra Sakellari7 Periodontal Osseous Resective Surgery 85Luca Landi8 Contemporary Periodontal Regenerative Treatment 107Ronaldo Barcellos de Santana, Mehmet Ilhan Uzel, and Carolina Miller Mattos de Santana9 Surgical Versus Nonsurgical Treatment of Periodontitis 129Annika Kroeger and Thomas Dietrich10 Supportive Periodontal Therapy 135Praveen Sharma11 Dental Implants Therapy 138Serge Dibart and Lorenzo Montesani12 Digital Integration of Implant Surgery Workflow 143Jeremy Kernitsky and Massimo Di Battista13 Introduction to Minimally Invasive Facial Aesthetic Procedures 165Bradford Towne14 Inflammation and Bone Healing around Dental Implants 176Thomas Van Dyke and Sheilesh Dave15 How to Write and Read a Scientific Paper 182Cataldo W. LeoneIndex 200

The editors Serge Dibart, DMD, is Professor and Chair of the Department of Periodontology and Director of the periodontology advanced education program at the Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Thomas Dietrich, D.D.S, M.D. is Professor and Head of Oral Surgery at the School of Dentristy, University of Birmingham, UK, and Associate Professor of Health Policy and Health Services Research at Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

• List of Contributors viiPreface ix1 The Necessity of an Evidence-based Approach to Diagnosis and Treatment 1Paul Farsai and Thomas Van Dyke2 Classification of Periodontal Diseases and Conditions 6Jeremy Kernitsky and Gail McCausland3 Periodontal Risk Factors and Modification 34Christoph Ramseier, Clemens Walter, and Thomas Dietrich4 Scaling and Root Planing 53Raman Kohli5 Occlusion 64Steven M. Morgano6 Systemic and Local Drug Delivery of Antimicrobials 77Dimitra Sakellari7 Periodontal Osseous Resective Surgery 85Luca Landi8 Contemporary Periodontal Regenerative Treatment 107Ronaldo Barcellos de Santana, Mehmet Ilhan Uzel, and Carolina Miller Mattos de Santana9 Surgical Versus Nonsurgical Treatment of Periodontitis 129Annika Kroeger and Thomas Dietrich10 Supportive Periodontal Therapy 135Praveen Sharma11 Dental Implants Therapy 138Serge Dibart and Lorenzo Montesani12 Digital Integration of Implant Surgery Workflow 143Jeremy Kernitsky and Massimo Di Battista13 Introduction to Minimally Invasive Facial Aesthetic Procedures 165Bradford Towne14 Inflammation and Bone Healing around Dental Implants 176Thomas Van Dyke and Sheilesh Dave15 How to Write and Read a Scientific Paper 182Cataldo W. LeoneIndex 200

The editors Serge Dibart, DMD, is Professor and Chair of the Department of Periodontology and Director of the periodontology advanced education program at the Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Thomas Dietrich, D.D.S, M.D. is Professor and Head of Oral Surgery at the School of Dentristy, University of Birmingham, UK, and Associate Professor of Health Policy and Health Services Research at Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

• List of Contributors viiPreface ix1 The Necessity of an Evidence-based Approach to Diagnosis and Treatment 1Paul Farsai and Thomas Van Dyke2 Classification of Periodontal Diseases and Conditions 6Jeremy Kernitsky and Gail McCausland3 Periodontal Risk Factors and Modification 34Christoph Ramseier, Clemens Walter, and Thomas Dietrich4 Scaling and Root Planing 53Raman Kohli5 Occlusion 64Steven M. Morgano6 Systemic and Local Drug Delivery of Antimicrobials 77Dimitra Sakellari7 Periodontal Osseous Resective Surgery 85Luca Landi8 Contemporary Periodontal Regenerative Treatment 107Ronaldo Barcellos de Santana, Mehmet Ilhan Uzel, and Carolina Miller Mattos de Santana9 Surgical Versus Nonsurgical Treatment of Periodontitis 129Annika Kroeger and Thomas Dietrich10 Supportive Periodontal Therapy 135Praveen Sharma11 Dental Implants Therapy 138Serge Dibart and Lorenzo Montesani12 Digital Integration of Implant Surgery Workflow 143Jeremy Kernitsky and Massimo Di Battista13 Introduction to Minimally Invasive Facial Aesthetic Procedures 165Bradford Towne14 Inflammation and Bone Healing around Dental Implants 176Thomas Van Dyke and Sheilesh Dave15 How to Write and Read a Scientific Paper 182Cataldo W. LeoneIndex 200