Management of acute periodontal conditions-the EFP s2k level clinical practice guideline
By David Herrera, Panos N. Papapanou, Iain Chapple, Moritz Kebschull, Wim Teughels, Maurizio S. Tonetti, Mariano Sanz, Anton Sculean, Mario Aimetti, Ivan Alajbeg, Georgios N. Belibasakis, Juan Blanco, Ellen Bol‐van den Hil, Nagihan Bostanci, Philippe Bouchard, Darko Božić, Nurcan Buduneli, Dagmar Fosså Bunæs, Elena Calciolari, Maria Clotilde Carra, Laura Ceballos, Tali Chackartchi, Raluca Cosgarea, Monique Danser, Jan Derks, Nicola Discepoli, Henrik Dommisch, Nikos Donos, Christoph Dörfer, Peter Eickholz, Bahar Eren Kuru, Ricardo Faria Almeida, Roberto Farina, Elena Figuero, Helena Francisco, Helena Fransson, Maria L. Geisinger, Moshe Goldstein, Marjolaine Gosset, Filippo Graziani, Ulvi K. Gursoy, Sören Jepsen, Niklaus P. Lang, Bruno Loos, Rodrigo López, Phoebus Madianos, Paula Matesanz, Marco Meleti, Joerg Meyle, Michele Davide Mignogna, Ana Molina, Eduardo Montero, Luigi Nibali, Andrea Pilloni, Ioannis Polyzois, Philip Preshaw, Mia Rakic, Nerea Sánchez, Ignacio Sanz‐Sánchez, Lior Shapira, Dagmar Else Slot, Andreas Stavropoulos, Jean Suvan, Selena Toma, Cristiano Tomasi, Leonardo Trombelli, Fridus van der Weijden, Spyros Vassilopoulos, Nicola West, Asaf Wilensky, Peter Windisch, Ezgi Yesiltan, Evangelia P. Zampa, Methodological Consultant
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Why it matters for dental
Practice owners and periodontists should prepare to update clinical protocols for acute periodontal emergencies because the new EFP S2k guideline standardizes evidence-based management and may become the de-facto reference for insurance audits and specialist referral criteria.
Key points
- Journal of Clinical Periodontology (EarlyView) publishes the European Federation of Periodontology (EFP) S2k-level clinical practice guideline on acute periodontal conditions.
- Guideline targets necrotizing gingivitis/periodontitis, periodontal abscesses, and endo-perio lesions—conditions that drive same-day emergency visits and unplanned chair time.
- Recommendations include specific diagnostic criteria, first-line antimicrobials, and when to escalate to surgical intervention, directly affecting documentation templates and CDT coding accuracy.
- Adoption by European practices may accelerate payer expectations for standardized care pathways in U.S. networks affiliated with DSOs or academic health centers.
Who should care
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