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Review
. 2019 Jan;63(1):69-81.
doi: 10.1016/j.cden.2018.08.005. Epub 2018 Oct 29.

Evidence-Based Update on Diagnosis and Management of Gingivitis and Periodontitis

Satish Kumar  1
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Evidence-Based Update on Diagnosis and Management of Gingivitis and Periodontitis

Satish Kumar. Dent Clin North Am. 2019 Jan.

Abstract

This article is an overview to update the practicing general dental practitioner about clinically relevant evidence-based topics published in the recent past in the diagnosis, etiopathogenesis, and management of gingivitis and periodontitis.

Keywords: Aggressive periodontitis; Chronic periodontitis; Periodontal diagnosis; Periodontal therapy.

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