Syllabus - Periodontics (Notes)


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Dr. Divakar Remigius (Periodontist) 



Chapter 1 - Anatomy of periodontal tissues

  1. Periodontium - An Introduction
  2. Oral mucosa - An Introduction (Note & Video)
  3. Gingiva - Macroscopy 
  4. Gingiva - Microscopy (Note & Video)
  5. Epithelium - Connective tissue junction (Note & Video)
  6. Non-Keratinocytes (Note & Video)
  7. Junctional epithelium (Note & Video)
  8. Gingival fibers
  9. Gingival crevicular fluid
  10. Cementum
  11. Periodontal ligament
  12. Bone histology (Note & Video)
  13. Structure of alveolar bone (Note & Video)
  14. Alveolar bone - Cells and Bone remodelling
  15. Age changes in the periodontium
  16. Blood supply, lymphatics and nerve supply of the periodontium
  17. Keratins
  18. Saliva


Chapter 2 - Periodontal pathology

  1. Gingivitis - Stages of inflammation (Note & Video)
  2. Gingivitis – Clinical features
  3. Necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis (Note & Video)
  4. Periodontitis
  5. Aggressive periodontitis - Pathogenesis (Note & Video)
  6. Aggressive periodontitis - Classification, clinical and radiology features (Note & Video)
  7. Furcation - Classifications
  8. Furcation
  9. Gingival enlargement - Classification & Grading
  10. Gingival recession - Classifications
  11. Gingival recession
  12. Oral malodor
  13. Pathologic tooth migration
  14. Patterns of bone loss
  15. Periodontal abscess
  16. Periodontal pocket
  17. Smoking and periodontal disease
  18. Tooth mobility
  19. Trauma from occlusion


Chapter 3 - Periodontal microbiology

  1. Dental plaque - Structure & Formation (Note & Video)
  2. Plaque hypotheses
  3. Calculus
  4. Virulence factors of Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans
  5. Virulence factors of Porphyromonas gingivalis
  6. Virulence factors of Treponema denticola
  7. Virulence factors of Tannerella forsythia


Chapter 4 - Perio-systemic interrelationships

  1. Diabetes and periodontitis - The two way relationship (Note & Video)
  2. Advanced glycation end products
  3. Female sex hormones on the periodontium
  4. Pregnancy and periodontal diseases


Chapter 5 - Non-surgical periodontal therapy

  1. Chemically modified tetracyclines
  2. Chlorhexidine
  3. Coronoplasty
  4. Local drug delivery
  5. Periodontal curettes
  6. Periodontal probes
  7. Periotest
  8. Plaque control
  9. Powered tooth brush
  10. Sonic and Ultrasonic scalers
  11. Subgingival air polishing
  12. Supragingival and Subgingival irrigation


Chapter 6 - Surgical periodontal therapy

  1. Bone grafts- Allografts and Alloplasts
  2. Bone grafts - Autogenous
  3. Frenectomy
  4. Gingivectomy
  5. Periodontal packs
  6. Root resection & Root separation


Chapter 7 - Periodontal - restorative interrelationships

  1. Biologic width
  2. Crown lengthening
  3. Endo-Perio lesions


Chapter 8 - Oral implantology

  1. Peri-implantitis