| Introduction | p. 1 |
| Medical History | p. 2 |
| Dental History | p. 4 |
| Plaque Control History | p. 6 |
| Indications for Periodontal Examination | p. 8 |
| Indications for Radiographic Examination | p. 10 |
| Gingival Color Change | p. 12 |
| Gingival Bleeding | p. 14 |
| Split Interdental Papilla | p. 16 |
| Localized Periodontal Pain | p. 18 |
| Generalized Periodontal Pain | p. 20 |
| Probing | p. 22 |
| Differentiating Types of Furcation Involvement | p. 24 |
| Differentiating Degrees of Mobility | p. 26 |
| Determining and Recording Occlusal Findings | p. 28 |
| Radiographic Evaluation | p. 30 |
| Interpreting Bone Loss on Radiographs | p. 32 |
| Vertical Bone Defects | p. 34 |
| Overhanging Margin | p. 36 |
| Root Exposure | p. 38 |
| Indications for Use of Laboratory Tests | p. 40 |
| Periodontal Health, Gingivitis, and Adults Periodontitis | p. 42 |
| Differential Diagnosis of Juvenile Periodontitis and Rapidly Progressive Periodontitis | p. 44 |
| Necrotizing Ulcerative Gingivitis and Periodontitis | p. 46 |
| Primary Acute Herpetic Gingivostomatitis | p. 48 |
| Primary Versus Secondary Occlusal Trauma | p. 50 |
| Gingival Enlargement Diagnosis | p. 52 |
| Pure Mucogingival Versus Mucogingival - Osseous Problems | p. 54 |
| Problems of Endodontic and Periodontal Etiology | p. 56 |
| Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome - Related Periodontitis | p. 58 |
| Periodontal Diseases in Drug Users | p. 60 |
| Desquamative Gingivitis | p. 62 |
| Cracked Tooth Syndrome | p. 64 |
| Prognosis of the Dentition Complicated by Periodontitis: Influencing Factors | p. 66 |
| Hopeless Tooth | p. 68 |
| Gingivitis and Adult Periodontitis | |
| Sequence of Treatment | p. 70 |
| Providing Treatment or Referring to the Periodontist | p. 72 |
| Prophylaxis Versus Root Planning | p. 74 |
| Surgery Versus Repetitive Root Planning | p. 76 |
| Selection of Mucogingival - Osseous Surgical Approaches | p. 78 |
| Adjunctive Plaque Control Devices | p. 80 |
| Periodontally Compromised Potential Abutment Teeth | p. 82 |
| Periodontal Chemotherapy | p. 84 |
| Pure Mucogingival Problems | |
| Establishing the Adequacy of Attached Gingiva | p. 86 |
| Active Recession Versus Stability | p. 88 |
| Patient Age and Gingival Grafting | p. 90 |
| Restorative Plans and Gingival Grafting | p. 92 |
| Orthodontics and Gingival Grafting | p. 94 |
| Pure Mucogingival Concerns of Patients Scheduled for Orthodontics: A European View | p. 96 |
| Prevention of Recession | p. 98 |
| Esthetics and Gingival Augmentation | p. 100 |
| Esthetic Evaluation of Patients with a High Lip Line | p. 102 |
| Free Gingival Graft, Connective Tissue Graft, or Pedicle Graft? | p. 104 |
| Recession Treatment: Root Coverage or Not? | p. 106 |
| Determining the Level of Root Coverage Possible in Marginal Tissue Recession | p. 108 |
| Class I Recession | p. 110 |
| Class II Recession | p. 112 |
| Class III Recession and Class IV Recession | p. 114 |
| Denudation Versus Gingival Grafting | p. 116 |
| Occlusal Trauma | |
| Primary Occlusal Trauma | p. 118 |
| Secondary Occlusal Trauma | p. 120 |
| Canine Disclusion (Cuspid Rise) Versus Group Function | p. 122 |
| Selective Grinding Versus Splinting | p. 124 |
| Selective Grinding Versus Night Guard | p. 126 |
| The Adult Orthodontic Case | p. 128 |
| Permanent Splinting | p. 130 |
| Gingival Enlargement | |
| Treatment of Gingival Enlargements | p. 132 |
| Circumscribed Gingival Enlargements | p. 134 |
| Necrotizing Ulcerative Gingivitis and Periodontitis | |
| Necrotizing Ulcerative Gingivitis and Periodontitis: Treatment | p. 136 |
| Periodontic-Endodontic Combined Problems | |
| Indications for Molar Tooth Resection: Hemisection Versus Root Amputation | p. 138 |
| Sequencing Endodontics and Root Resection | p. 140 |
| Surgical Therapy Versus Maintenance | p. 142 |
| Evaluation of Furcation Status of Molars Before Surgery | p. 144 |
| "Through and Through" Furcation | p. 146 |
| The European Approach to Guided Tissue Regeneration: Case Selection | p. 148 |
| The European Approach to Guided Tissue Regeneration: Membrane Selection | p. 150 |
| Guided Tissue Regeneration for Treatment of Vertical Osseous Defects | p. 152 |
| Guided Tissue Regeneration for Treatment of Furcation Defects on Molars | p. 154 |
| Guided Tissue Regeneration in Osseous Dehiscences | p. 156 |
| Guided Tissue Regeneration in Two-Walled Osseous Defects | p. 158 |
| Esthetic Concerns and Surgery | p. 160 |
| Mucogingival-Osseous Surgery | |
| Modified Widman Flap Versus Pocket Elimination | p. 162 |
| Apically Positioned Flap Procedure | p. 164 |
| Palatal Flap Design | p. 166 |
| Osseous Recontouring | p. 168 |
| Osteoplasty | p. 170 |
| Bone Fill - Regenerative Procedures | p. 172 |
| The Application of Bone Fill - Regenerative Procedures | p. 174 |
| One-Walled Osseous Defect | p. 176 |
| Two-Walled Osseous Defect: Crater Type | p. 178 |
| Three-Walled Osseous Defect | p. 180 |
| Approaches to the Distal Ridge Pocket | p. 182 |
| Ridgeplasty | p. 184 |
| Suturing Following Periodontal Surgery | p. 186 |
| Dressing Following Mucogingival - Osseous Surgery | p. 188 |
| Postsurgical Medication | p. 190 |
| Restoration Following Mucogingival - Osseous Surgery | p. 192 |
| Pure Mucogingival Surgery | |
| Dehiscence and Fenestration | p. 194 |
| Characteristics of a Good Donor Site for a Pedicle Graft | p. 196 |
| Laterally Positioned Pedicle Graft Procedure | p. 198 |
| Obliquely Positioned Pedicle Graft Procedure | p. 200 |
| Double-Papilla Pedicle Graft Procedure | p. 202 |
| Free Gingival Graft Procedure | p. 204 |
| The Interpositional Connective Tissue Graft | p. 206 |
| Coronally Positioned Pedicle Graft | p. 208 |
| Free Gingival Graft Utilizing the Strip Technique | p. 210 |
| Denudation | p. 212 |
| Ridge Augmentation | p. 214 |
| Dressing Following Pure Mucogingival Surgery | p. 216 |
| Restoration Following Pure Mucogingival Surgery | p. 218 |
| Postsurgical Reevaluation | p. 220 |
| A Behavioral Approach to Recall Visits | p. 222 |
| Informed Consent | p. 224 |
| Periodontal Dressings | p. 226 |
| Dentin Hypersensitivity | p. 228 |
| Impacted Third Molars | p. 230 |
| Partially Erupted Third Molar | p. 232 |
| Crown Lengthening | p. 234 |
| Crown Lengthening: A European View | p. 236 |
| Crown Margin Placement | p. 238 |
| Solitary Deep Periodontal Defects | p. 240 |
| Osseointegrated Implants for the Partially Edentulous Maxilla | p. 242 |
| Osseointegrated Implants for the Totally Edentulous Maxilla | p. 244 |
| Osseointegrated Implants for the Partially Edentulous Mandible | p. 246 |
| Osseointegrated Implants for the Totally Edentulous Mandible | p. 248 |
| Guided Bone Augmentation for Osseointegrated Implants | p. 250 |
| Perimplantitis: Etiology of the Ailing, Failing, or Failed Dental Implant | p. 252 |
| Perimplantitis: Initial Therapy for the Ailing/Failing Dental Implant | p. 254 |
| Perimplantitis: The Surgical Management of Implant Repair | p. 256 |
| Root Coverage in Cases of Localized Recession | p. 258 |
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