Non-surgical periodontal treatment

Recommended Prerequisites

NA

Teaching Methods

Theoretical teaching involves expository and demonstrative methods, as well as case -type discussion. Simulation and anatomic and digital modeling technologies will be used.

Learning Outcomes

Have comprehensive knowledge of all aspects of non-surgical therapy.

Have comprehensive knowledge in determining prognosis and developing a comprehensive periodontal treatment plan.

Have comprehensive knowledge about the implementation of a systemic phase of therapy.

Proficiency in the selection and prescription of medications for the management of preoperative, operative and postoperative pain and anxiety.

Have comprehensive knowledge on oral hygiene motivation and instruction, particularly on health behavior change counseling in periodontal care.

Have comprehensive knowledge about the evidence of mechanical supragingival plaque patient control and respective methods.

Have comprehensive knowledge on chemical dental biofilm control.

Have comprehensive knowledge about the different manual and mechanical approaches and instruments to subgingival root debridement.

Have comprehensive knowledge about non-surgical mechanical debridement to peri-implant mucositis and peri-implantitis.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

- Treatment plan in periodontal patients including implant therapy.

- Protocols of health behavior change counseling in health prevention, promotion and periodontal care.

- Periodontal treatment phases of stage I-III periodontitis.

- Periodontal treatment phases of stage IV periodontitis.

- Systemic phase pf therapy, risk control factors and supragingival biofilm control, by the patient and the professional.

- Non-surgical periodontal treatment (causal therapy) and use of adjunctive physical, chemical, host - modulating and antimicrobials agents.

- Manual and mechanical instruments for supra and subgingival debridement.

- Approaches to subgingival instrumentation and evidence of its efficacy.

- Non-surgical therapy of peri-implant mucositis and peri-implantitis.

Head Lecturer(s)

Isabel Cláudia Masson Poiares Baptista

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Frequency and/or written individual tests: 50.0%
Seminar or article critical analysis discussion: 50.0%

Bibliography

- Lindhe's Clinical Periodontology and Implant Dentistry. Tord Berglundh, William V. Giannobile, Niklaus P. Lang and Mariano Sanz. 7ed 2021. Wiley Blackwell. ISBN10 -9781119438885.
- Newman and Carranza's Clinical Periodontology. Michael G. Newman, Henry Takei, Perry R. Klokkevold, and Fermin A. Carranza. 13ed 2018. Elsevier health. ISBN- 9780323523004.
- Carranza´s Clinical Periodontology. Newman, Takei, Klokkevold, Carranza. 12th ed. 2015. Elsevier. ISBN: 978-0-323-18824-1.
- Ultrasonic periodontal debridement – theory and technique. Marie George Timothy Donley; Philip Preshaw. Wiley Blackwell 2014. ISBN: 978-1-118-29545-8.
- Treatment of stage I-III periodontitis – The EFP S3 level clinical practice guideline. Sanz M et al. Journal of Clinical Periodontology 2020. https://doi:10.1111/JCPE.13290.