Update on the Roles of Oral Hygiene and Plaque Control on Periodontal Disease.

Aim: to provide an update of the evidence on the effect of oral hygiene instructions (OHI), dental plaque control and in the prevention and treatment of periodontitis.

Methods: Literature searches were performed using MeSH terms, keywords and free words and were published between 2015 and November 2020. The data from the articles were summarized in a narrative review.

Update on the Bidirectional Link Between Diabetes and Periodontitis.

Aim: To provide an update on the evidence on the bidirectional relationship between periodontitis and diabetes.

Methods: This narrative review was focused on recent studies between 2015 and 2020. The literature search was performed on PubMed.

Instrumentation during the second stage of periodontal therapy: a European survey.

Objectives: To gather practice-based information about instrumentation during the second stage of periodontal therapy among the members of the European Federation of Periodontology.

Methods: This survey was conducted to investigate periodontal instrumentation (e.g.

Oral Hygiene Instructions and Methods: A Comparative Survey of European General Dentists, Periodontists and Dental Hygienists.

Purpose: To study the practices of general dentists, periodontists and dental hygienists who are members of the European Federation of Periodontology, regarding oral hygiene education, plaque control assessment, recommended dental and interdental hygiene tools, and antimicrobial agents.

Materials And Methods: A web-based survey was sent to 13,622 members of the European Federation of Periodontology (EFP) through its 29 national member societies. It targeted general dentists (GD), specialists in periodontology (DSP) and dental hygienists (DH).

EFP Delphi study on the trends in Periodontology and Periodontics in Europe for the year 2025.

Aim: The aim was to assess the potential trends in Periodontology and Periodontics in Europe that might be anticipated by the year 2025, using the Delphi method.

Material And Methods: The expert opinion of 120 experts was sought through the use of an open-ended questionnaire, developed by an advisory group, containing 40 questions concerning the various trends in periodontology.

Results: The experts (113 responders) expect a stabilization of the prevalence of periodontitis, both for the chronic as well as the aggressive cases, but an increase in implant-related diseases up to the year 2025.

[Need for clinical guidelines for chronic periodontitis in general and specialized Belgian practice].

As the prevalence of periodontitis is more than 40 % in the adult Belgian population, periodontists are clearly understaffed to treat this disease in all patients. Therefore, it seems logic that mild forms of chronic periodontitis are treated by the general practitioner especially because Belgium lacks dental hygienists. Important prerequisites for organizing periodontal care as such relate to the general practitioner who should use the same techniques, have comparable communicative skills to motivate patients and create a similar amount of time for periodontal treatment as the specialist.