Today dentistry is not only about extracting and restoration of the decayed tooth but very excellently developing branches in health sciences with numerous specialities and researches going on in various colleges, universities, and research institutions. Out of various branches, one of a branch of dentistry is periodontics: The branch which deals with your smile, preserving your teeth, providing strength to gums and periodontium, and protection of primary structure of your teeth - The periodontium and the gingiva. Today the periodontics is not only limited to complete oral mouth prophylaxis, but it has also exceeded to do the surgeries such as soft tissue surgeries and osseous surgeries.
This concept in periodontal surgeries is based on:
Periodontal surgeries which involve etiopathogenic to therapy, with emphasis on diagnosis, classification, epidemiology, risk factors, microbiology, immunology, systemic complications, anti-infective therapy, reparative treatment, self-care, and affordability issues. Learned and unlearned concepts of periodontitis over the past 50 years have shaped our understanding of the etiology of the disease and clinical practice.
The disease is associated with and is probably caused by a multifaceted, dynamic interaction of specific infectious agents, host immune responses, harmful environmental exposure, and genetic susceptibility factors.
Further clinical trials and multicenter studies should be performed on the current concepts in various institutions and universities to improve the effects of surgical periodontal treatment and peri-implant diseases and to develop standardized protocols and modifications in the current concepts of periodontic surgeries so that periodontics may be used these concepts in a predictable way in daily practice.
Just a small thought which can help dental surgeons to attach one more feather in dentistry probably by new thoughts to raise these branches in prospects of super specialities. The super specialities in dentistry will grow dental in an enormous tree. It will also help to bring these high voltage researches to a new generation. We are growing in all aspects like in technologies from 2G to 4G, in medical health sciences from a small operation theater to telemedicine surgeries, etc.
My proposals for super specialities in periodontics are as follows:
MFPs - Master and Fellowship in Periodontal Surgeries MFGIs - Masters and Fellowship in Gingival and Implant surgeries.