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Putting the new periodontal classification into practice

BDJ Student volume 26, pages 40–42 (2019)Cite this article

Jennifer McKay on what the updated classification means to students.

Last June at the EuroPerio9 congress in Brussels, a new global classification system for both periodontal and peri-implant health, diseases and conditions was announced. It is the result of a collaboration held between the European Federation of Periodontology (EFP) and the American Academy of Periodontology (AAP) where over 100 experts reviewed existing literature to create a consensus that should allow standardised care for patients around the world.

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McKay, J. Putting the new periodontal classification into practice. BDJ Student 26, 40–42 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41406-019-0017-1

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