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events I Subsequently,visitorsenteredthelargedentalex- hibitionareawithmorethan80sponsors,whointhe following three days offered them information re- garding their product and service offering concern- ing periodontology and the treatment of peri-im- plantitis. _Increasing awareness The organising committee agreed that there is still much to do in order to increase the awareness of patients and den- tists regarding periodontal and peri-implant diseases. Many pa- tients delay seeking treatment of their periodontal problems and thusincreasetheriskofamorein- vasive therapy being required to treattheirdisease.Ofcourse,there isnouniversalremedy,Prof.Andrea Mombelli (Fig. 4) said. Although the treating periodontologist individu- ally adapts the choice of therapy to each patient, the patienthastomaintainoptimaloralhygiene.Never- theless, dentistry has had increased cases requiring restorationtoanoralconditionfreeofinflammation, saidMombelli.Theimportanceofawell-coordinated therapy in the case of periodontal and peri-implan- titis patients was demonstrated by a film presented duringEuroPerio.Inthefilm,patientswithalonghis- tory of periodontal disease give an account of their ongoing treatment for the disease and how this has brought them new confidence. “It is fully recognised that,besidesthephysicalimpairmentscausedbype- riodontitis, patients are affected psychologically,” Prof.IanNeedleman,UCLEastmanDentalInstitutein London, said at the EuroPerio press conference. _Determining the causes There seem to be various reasons that patients contractperiodontitis.Becauseofthis,forsomeyears now, there have been increasing research efforts to determine genetic and microbiological associations and mechanisms leading to the disease patterns. In a dedicated forum, Dr Panos N. Papapanou, from New York in the US, presented the possibilities of genetic studies, specifically searching for regulation of gene expression in periodontal disease. Dr Houri-Haddad Yael discussed the thesis that genetic experimenta- tioninmicecouldbehelpfulindetectingpossiblege- netic similarities to humans in the case of periodon- tal disease. “The systemic analysis of protein com- pounds (proteomics) appears to be promising as well,” remarked Dr Nagihan Bostanci, from Zurich in Switzerland, on the work in this area. These and sim- ilar approaches aim to develop methods for early identification of patients most at risk of developing periodontal disease. This is because the earlier ther- apy is started, the better the possibility of a gingiva largely free of inflammation and of less invasive treatment. _Outlook for EuroPerio in 2018 This year’s EuroPerio was the largest confer- enceonperiodontologytodate.Thegeographical scope of the meeting was underpinned by the presence of all 29 member associations of the EFP, with representatives from 110 countries (Fig. 3). The next EuroPerio will take place in Amsterdam in 2018. “Whether we are going to achieve another record attendance is not im- portant to me,” Prof. Hughes said. “We rather have to concentrate on maintaining the high qualityofthetriennialcongress.” I 47implants3_2015 www.efp.org/europerio8 Fig. 5 Fig. 4

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