Periodontology 2024 batch

A periodontist is a dentist who specializes in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of periodontal disease (a chronic inflammatory disease that affects the gums and bone supporting the teeth also known as gum disease), and in the placement of dental implants.

12+ Lesson

9hr 30min

32 students enrolled

Periodontology is the study of the supporting structures of the teeth in health and disease, and of all those factors which contribute either to the maintenance of health or to the onset and progression of diseases of these tissues.

Includes

Periodontitis - Stage 3: Severe (with potential for tooth loss) Now we enter into the severe stage of periodontitis, which is the stage where you have the very real potential of losing teeth. If your gum disease has reached this stage, you are still unlikely to experience pain.