Modern periodontics: Strategy gives you the direction, technology leads the way

Even if the evidence-based scientific database of the use of a surgical microscope in periodontics is still limited there is no doubt about its overall beneficial impact on the results and thus its clinical relevance.

The presentation will focus on two aspects of the operating microscope (OPMI), which both substantially contribute to better patient satisfaction and clinical outcome in the treatment of periodontally diseased patients.

As clinical experience is not enough to acquire technical expertise, a training program for novices and advanced periodontal microsurgery will be outlined as a basis for critical review in the panel discussion.