Fast Facts: Perio Edition "The History of Periodontal Disease Diagnosis "

On this week's episode of Fast Facts - Perio Edition your host, Katrina Sanders, RDH takes us through the historical survey of diagnosing periodontal disease.   Quotes:    "These classifications changed the way that we looked at periodontal disease because it integrated various modalities of risk factors associated with these disease processes."   "This allowed the clinician to create a multifaceted approach when identifying a diagnosis and subsequent treatment plan for patients."   "Finally, in 2017, published in 2018, the American Academy of Periodontology created with the World Federation, the staging and grading guidelines as we know them today."   Resources:   DentistRX: https://www.dentistrx.com  More Fast Facts: https://www.ataleoftwohygienists.com/fast-facts/    Katrina Sanders Website: https://www.katrinasanders.com  Katrina Sanders Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedentalwinegenist/  Citations Armitage, GC (1999) Development of a classification system for periodontal diseases and conditions. Ann Periodontol 1999;4:1-6   Caton, J, Armitage, G, Berglundh, T, et al. A new classification scheme for periodontal and peri-implant diseases and conditions – Introduction and key changes from the 1999 classification. J Periodontol. 2018; 89( Suppl 1): S1– S8. https://doi.org/10.1002/JPER.18-0157

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