Treating Stage IV periodontitis: the UK adolopment of the EFP Stage IV Periodontitis Treatment Guidelines

The effects and treatment of periodontitis go beyond the inflammatory lesion of the periodontium, with sequelae of Stage IV and sometimes Stage III disease requiring rehabilitation of the dentition. In October 2022, the British Society of Periodontology carried out an adolopment process (in a similar fashion to the Stage I-III guideline) for the European Federation of Periodontology's S3 Clinical Guideline for the Treatment of Stage IV Periodontitis. This article covers the structure of an S3-level guideline in general and the adoloped recommendations across all case types for this specific guideline document.