Philip Ower

Specialist in Periodontics, The Periodontal Practice, 21 Devonshire Place, London, and The Briars Dental Centre, Newbury

‘Selfies’ − an effective communication aid to solve periodontal and implant diseases

Many people are now emotionally attached to their various mobile devices. Many are addicted to their smartphones. Some suffer ‘nomobophobia’, meaning that they get very anxious if they are deprived of...

Prognostication in periodontics – science or art?

Periodontitis is a common condition affecting about half the adult population to some degree, with about 10% of the population suffering from a more severe form of the condition that threatens them...

Minimally-invasive non-surgical periodontal therapy

However, fundamental to the successful management of disease by non-surgical means (or indeed surgical means for that matter) is the establishment, before any treatment is carried out, of optimal...