Periodontal diseases (gingivitis, periodontitis) and dental caries are complex diseases with many causes that affect the risk of onset of oral diseases or the progression of the existing disease. If both diseases are left untreated, tooth loss, reduced chewing function, poor nutritional status, low self-esteem, poor quality of life and adverse general health effects can occur.
Periodontology, is a part of dentistry that examines the anatomy, physiology and histology of the soft and hard tissues surrounding the teeth; It is the science that investigates the diseases that occur in these tissues, provides the treatment of these diseases and the continuity of the health obtained as a result of the treatment. A periodontologist is a dentist who specializes in periodontology, and after graduating from the faculty of dentistry in his education, he received a specialization or doctorate in periodontology.