PERI-218 : Periodontics I Lecture

This course is designed to continue the presentation of a series of didactic lectures in periodontics to second year dental student. The present series covers the physiologic and clinical features of periodontal tissues in health and disease. Presentation of periodontal tissues in health and diseased states will be presented. Effects of various kinds of stressors on these tissues will be discussed. The pathogenesis of periodontal pockets and their impact on other tissues will be explained.