Evidence-based periodontal treatment. Highlights from the 1996 World Workshop in Periodontics.
State-of-the-art periodontal therapy involves a wide range of diagnostic and treatment options. The 1996 World Workshop in Periodontics used an evidence-based approach to assess the efficacy of many of these options. This article describes the evidence-based approach and summarizes the findings of the workshop in the areas of diagnosis and nonsurgical and surgical periodontal therapy as well as dental implants.
Jeffcoat
M K
MK
Department of Periodontics, University of Alabama School of Dentistry, Birmingham 35294-0007, USA.
McGuire
M
M
Newman
M G
MG
D016301:Alveolar Bone Loss / Q000601:surgery; D000818:Animals; D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local / Q000008:administration & dosage; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous; D003773:Dental Plaque / Q000517:prevention & control; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy*; D010514:Periodontal Pocket / Q000601:surgery; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D012038:Regeneration
D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local