Anthony Roberts

Clinical Lecturer in Periodontology Birmingham Dental School

Uses of Mouthwashes in Primary Dental Care

Following the recent European Federation of Periodontology S3-Level Clinical Practice Guideline on the treatment of periodontitis,2 the British Society of Periodontology (BSP) published a UK version...

Assessing periodontal health and the british society of periodontology implementation of the new classification of periodontal diseases 2017

This stimulus for the present publication is primarily the publication of the New 2017 Classification of Periodontal Diseases.7 Of course, a new classification scheme does not alter the clinical...

Periodontal disease: breaking the downward spiral of the disease process

As our knowledge of periodontal pathogenesis has evolved over the years, treatment philosophies have similarly changed. For example, it is now widely accepted that gingivitis and periodontitis are a...

Diabetes mellitus: considerations for the dental practitioner

Diabetes mellitus describes a metabolic disorder of multiple aetiologies, primarily affecting the utilization of carbohydrates. It is a chronic disease recognized by hyperglycaemia secondary to...