Journal of Odontology
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Department of periodontics,Associate professor, Division of periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, Jazan University, KSA

Publications

• Research Article   
  Prognosis of Periodontitis: Review Article with an Updated Clinical Perspective
  Author(s): Mohammed Sultan Alakhali
  
  Objectives The aim of this perspective is to links between the prognosis and the periodontal disease according to the latest classification of periodontal disease. Recognizing the prognosis of each tooth and risk factors for disease progression are important during periodontal therapy and supportive periodontal treatment because it directly affects the management of the condition. Different systems of periodontal prognosis were established, which complicate the selection of proper prognostic system in clinical practice, furthermore, the continuous updating of periodontal disease classifications represent a real challenge for most of the dentists in linking between different prognostic systems and the new classification of periodontal disease. Results Stage I, II and stage IV periodontitis have good, fair and hopeless prognoses respectively; which could be d.. View More»
  

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