Syllabus - Periodontics (Notes)
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Dr. Divakar Remigius (Periodontist)
Chapter 1 - Anatomy of periodontal tissues
- Periodontium - An Introduction
- Oral mucosa - An Introduction (Note & Video)
- Gingiva - Macroscopy
- Gingiva - Microscopy (Note & Video)
- Epithelium - Connective tissue junction (Note & Video)
- Non-Keratinocytes (Note & Video)
- Junctional epithelium (Note & Video)
- Gingival fibers
- Gingival crevicular fluid
- Cementum
- Periodontal ligament
- Bone histology (Note & Video)
- Structure of alveolar bone (Note & Video)
- Alveolar bone - Cells and Bone remodelling
- Age changes in the periodontium
- Blood supply, lymphatics and nerve supply of the periodontium
- Keratins
- Saliva
Chapter 2 - Periodontal pathology
- Gingivitis - Stages of inflammation (Note & Video)
- Gingivitis – Clinical features
- Necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis (Note & Video)
- Periodontitis
- Aggressive periodontitis - Pathogenesis (Note & Video)
- Aggressive periodontitis - Classification, clinical and radiology features (Note & Video)
- Furcation - Classifications
- Furcation
- Gingival enlargement - Classification & Grading
- Gingival recession - Classifications
- Gingival recession
- Oral malodor
- Pathologic tooth migration
- Patterns of bone loss
- Periodontal abscess
- Periodontal pocket
- Smoking and periodontal disease
- Tooth mobility
- Trauma from occlusion
Chapter 3 - Periodontal microbiology
- Dental plaque - Structure & Formation (Note & Video)
- Plaque hypotheses
- Calculus
- Virulence factors of Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans
- Virulence factors of Porphyromonas gingivalis
- Virulence factors of Treponema denticola
- Virulence factors of Tannerella forsythia
Chapter 4 - Perio-systemic interrelationships
- Diabetes and periodontitis - The two way relationship (Note & Video)
- Advanced glycation end products
- Female sex hormones on the periodontium
- Pregnancy and periodontal diseases
Chapter 5 - Non-surgical periodontal therapy
- Chemically modified tetracyclines
- Chlorhexidine
- Coronoplasty
- Local drug delivery
- Periodontal curettes
- Periodontal probes
- Periotest
- Plaque control
- Powered tooth brush
- Sonic and Ultrasonic scalers
- Subgingival air polishing
- Supragingival and Subgingival irrigation
Chapter 6 - Surgical periodontal therapy
- Bone grafts- Allografts and Alloplasts
- Bone grafts - Autogenous
- Frenectomy
- Gingivectomy
- Periodontal packs
- Root resection & Root separation
Chapter 7 - Periodontal - restorative interrelationships
- Biologic width
- Crown lengthening
- Endo-Perio lesions
Chapter 8 - Oral implantology
- Peri-implantitis