The American Academy of Periodontology (AAP) is a 7,500-member professional organization for periodontists. Learn more about gum health.

A periodontist is a dentist who specializes in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of periodontal disease and in the surgical placement of dental implants.

A periodontist is a dentist who specializes in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of periodontal disease and in the surgical placement of dental implants.

The 2025 American Academy of Periodontology Annual Meeting will be held Oct. 15 - 18, 2025 in Toronto! Register now to learn, share, and network!

The charts below provide an overview. Please visit perio.org/2017wwdc for the complete suite of reviews, case definition papers, and consensus reports.

Symptoms of gum disease are often silent, meaning they may not appear until the advanced stages. If you have swollen gums or bleeding while brushing or flossing, you may have gum …

Perio 2001) looked to investigate and compare the chemotactic behavior of crevicular fluid PMN (CF-PMN) in three different forms of periodontitis including localized early onset periodontitis …

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AAP member periodontists are specialists in periodontal disease treatment, cosmetic periodontal procedures, and dental implant placement. The American Academy of Periodontology (AAP) is …

Journal of Periodontology Established in 1930 as the official publication of the AAP, the Journal of Periodontology (JOP) publishes original papers of the highest scientific quality to support …