Consensus Paper / Clinical Recommendations

• The American Journal of Cardiology and Journal of Periodontology Editors’ Consensus: Periodontitis and Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease (2009)

AAP Disease Classification

• Development of a Classification System for Periodontal Diseases and Conditions (1999)
• Task Force Report on the Update to the 1999 Classification of Periodontal Diseases and Conditions

AAP-Commissioned Reviews

• Bone Augmentation Techniques (2007)
• Diabetes Mellitus and Periodontal Diseases (2006)
• Lasers in Periodontics (2006)
• Temporary Anchorage Devices for Tooth Movement (2006)

Parameters of Care

• Parameter on Comprehensive Periodontal Examination
• Parameter on Periodontal Maintenance
• Parameter on Plaque-Induced Gingivitis
• Parameter on Chronic Periodontitis with Slight to Moderate Loss of Periodontal Support
• Parameter on Chronic Periodontitis with Advanced Loss of Periodontal Support
• Parameter on "Refractory" Periodontitis
• Parameter on Mucogingival Conditions
• Parameter on Acute Periodontal Diseases
• Parameter on Aggressive Periodontitis
• Parameter on Placement and Management of the Dental Implant
• Parameter on Occlusal Traumatism in Patients with Chronic Periodontitis
• Parameter on Periodontitis Associated with Systemic Conditions
• Parameter on Systemic Conditions Affected by Periodontal Diseases
• All Parameters of Care (40-Page Document)

Position Papers

• Dental Implants in Periodontal Therapy (2000)
• Diagnosis of Periodontal Diseases (2003)
• Drug-Associated Gingival Enlargement (2004)
• Epidemiology of Periodontal Diseases (2005)
• Implications of Genetic Technology for the Management of Periodontal Diseases (2005)
• Modulation of the Host Response in Periodontal Therapy (2002)
• Oral Features of Mucocutaneous Disorders (2003)
• Oral Reconstructive and Corrective Considerations in Periodontal Therapy (2005)
• The Pathogenesis of Periodontal Diseases (1999)
• Periodontal Diseases of Children and Adolescents (2003)
• Periodontal Maintenance (2003)
• Periodontal Regeneration (2005)
• The Role of Supra- and Subgingival Irrigation in the Treatment of Periodontal Diseases (2005)
• Systemic Antibiotics in Periodontics (2005)
• Tissue Banking of Bone Allografts Used in Periodontal Regeneration (2001)
• Tobacco Use and the Periodontal Patient (1999)
• Treatment of Plaque-Induced Gingivitis, Chronic Periodontitis, and Other Clinical Conditions (2001)

Academy Statements

• Comprehensive Periodontal Therapy (2010)
• The Efficacy of Lasers in the Non-surgical Treatment of Inflammatory Periodontal Disease (2011)
• Gingival Curettage (2002)
• Local Delivery of Sustained or Controlled Release Antimicrobials as Adjunctive Therapy in the Treatment of Periodontitis (2006)
• Peri-Implant Mucositis and Peri-Implantitis: A Current Understanding of Their Diagnoses and Clinical Implications (2013)
• Periodontal Management of the Pregnant Patient (2004)
• Periostat® as an Adjunct to Scaling and Root Planing (2000)
• Risk Assessment (2008)
• Tooth Extraction During Periodontal Therapy (2003)
• Use of Moderate Sedation by Periodontists (2013)

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