CONTROVERSIES IN PERIODONTOLOGY

The way of the periodontal concept is indeed advanced is how it had been within the past. We now have a more robust understanding of the etiological factors related to periodontitis, the mechanism involved in periodontal wound healing, and the interrelationship between patients factors (such as smoking and diabetes) and treatment outcomes. However, some controversies associated with periodontology do exist. The rationale of controversy on a selected topic could also be associated with inadequate knowledge of the etiological factors, technical difficulties, and patient-related factors affecting the treatment outcomes or some unknown factors. Hence I have tried to cover a number of these controversial topics in periodontology in this textbook.