Elaine Kehily

Clinical Fellow in Restorative Dentistry, Cork University Dental School and Hospital, Wilton, Cork, Ireland (ekehily@ucc.ie)

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...