This document summarizes how the new classification for periodontal diseases and conditions differs from the classification system developed at the 1989 World Workshop in Clinical Periodontics...

Development of a Classification System for Periodontal Diseases and Conditions

Dr. Gary C. Armitage compares classification for periodontal diseases and conditions

A preview article by Dr. Gary C. ArmitageCan't open this? Download Acrobat Reader of the University of California, San Francisco, summarizes how the classification for periodontal diseases and conditions presented in Annals of Periodontology, Volume 4 differs from the classification system developed at the 1989 World Workshop in Clinical Periodontics. The system represents a summation of three days of intense discussion and extensive literature analysis by more than 70 international leaders in periodontics.

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For more detailed information on the literature reviews and the process used in determining this classification system, consult Annals of Periodontology, Volume 4.

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