Periodontal Disease: Current Non-Surgical Strategies and Surgical Treatments

Dear Colleagues,

It is well known that the bacterial aetiology and inflammatory pathogenesis of periodontitis lead to the progressive destruction of soft and hard tissues that are essential in ensuring support and tooth stability. Moreover, the dysbiosis of the commensal oral microbiota (dental plaque), interacting with host immune defences, leads to a widespread chronic biological response, with clinical phases of activity and quiescence.

In the light of these considerations, the precise and correct assessment of periodontal defects constitutes a fundamental aspect of therapeutic planning, both in non-surgical and surgical approaches.

In recent decades, non-surgical strategies have mainly focused on the employment of techniques (e.g., ozone, laser, hyperbaric oxygen therapy, hyaluronic acid, and topical agents) that can disaggregate the biofilm and reduce signs of inflammation, with eventual implications for bone gain.

On the other hand, the risk of disease progression, in terms of residual periodontal pockets during supportive periodontal treatment following cause-related therapy, usually requires further surgical treatment, which is currently performed with optimal regenerative biomaterials (homologous/xenologous bone or resorbable synthetic materials, in association with, or unrelated to, collagen membranes).

We are pleased to invite you to submit manuscripts highlighting updated indications, features, and applications of novel approaches or giving an overview of current non-surgical strategies and surgical treatments for periodontitis.

This Special Issue will present clinical and scientific contributions (research articles, systematic reviews, and case reports) and future directions for specific non-surgical and surgical care in periodontal disease.

For this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research may include (but is not limited to) periodontology and related fields of research.

We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Dr. Alessia Pardo
Dr. Giorgio Lombardo
Guest Editors

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• periodontal care
• prevention
• oral microbiota
• inflammatory response
• immunological response
• systemic diseases
• minimally invasive instrumentation
• non-surgical therapy
• surgical therapy
• topical agents
• laser
• ozone
• hyaluronic acid
• regenerative biomaterials
• bone regeneration
• osteoconductive