Preface

Seventh European Workshop onPeriodontology of the EuropeanAcademy of Periodontology at theParador at La Granja, Segovia,Spain

Sanz M, Lang NP, Kinane DF, Berglundh T, Chapple I, Tonetti MS. Seventh EuropeanWorkshop on Periodontology of the European Academy of Periodontology at theParador at La Granja, Segovia, Spain. J Clin Periodontol 2011; 38 (Suppl. 11): 1–2.doi: 10.1111/j.1600-051X.2010.01692.x.

In the past two decades, seven EuropeanWorkshops in Periodontology (EWP)have been organized by the EuropeanAcademy of Periodontology, a standingcommittee from the European Federa-tion of Periodontology, in the city ofIttingen (Switzerland) chaired by Prof.Nicklaus Lang. These very successfulworkshops have formed the consensusof expert opinion in Europe on importantissues in periodontology and implantdentistry and have influenced global opi-nion through our non-European contribu-tors. They have been published in aspecial supplement to the Journal ofClinical Periodontology, with a distribu-tion to over 14,000 individuals and over700 institutions worldwide. At the lastVI EWP in 2008, the EAP approvedthe organization of future EWP by anew EFP Workshop Committee chairedby Prof. Mariano Sanz. This committeeinvited teachers and researchers in Perio-dontology and Implant Dentistry to parti-

cipate in the Seventh European Work-shop on Periodontology (7th EWP).Seventy-eight colleagues travelled to theParador at La Granja in the province ofSegovia, Spain, to spend 4 days updatingour knowledge and discussing pertinentissues on ‘‘The biology of periodontaland periimplant diseases’’.

Such an academic event can only takeplace if all participants contribute withtheir full enthusiasm and engagement. Itis, therefore, our privilege to acknowl-edge the enormous work carried out byour colleagues who wrote the reviews,and to the dedication and completedevotion of all the participants duringthe sessions of the workshop.

Moreover, the EAP wishes to acknowl-edge the generous financial support of this7th EWP by Colgate Palmolive, Piscat-away, NJ, USA. Without their spontaneousand no-strings-attached financial support,as well as their professional support andinterest during the workshop, this scientificevent could not have convened. Last, butnot least, the Spanish Society of Perio-dontology (SEPA) who graciously pro-vided local support to all the participants.

In five working sessions, the followingmajor aspects were discussed, debatedand consensus reached:

(A) Periodontal infections: under-standing the complexity with four posi-

tion papers on ‘‘Has research into thehuman molecular microbiome changedour understanding of the periodontaldisease process?’’, ‘‘Are there particularmicrobial complexes associated withspecific cell/tissue responses?’’, ‘‘Howis the acquisition and composition of thebiofilm influenced by the host?’’ and‘‘What can we learn about biofilm/hostinteractions from the study of inflam-matory bowel disease?’’.

(B) Host response: understandingthe cellular and molecular mechanismsof hostmicrobial interactions, as wellas the mechanisms of periodontal tissuedestruction with position papers on‘‘How has neutrophil research improvedour understanding of periodontal patho-genesis?’’, ‘‘How do lymphocyte res-ponses and cytokine networks impactour understanding of periodontitis?’’,‘‘How can we understand host tissuedestruction, both soft tissue degradationand osteoclast activation?’’ and ‘‘Whatcan we learn about periodontal patho-genesis from studies into RheumatoidArthritis?’’.

(C) Biological approaches to thedevelopment of novel periodontal thera-pies with position papers on ‘‘Pro-resol-ving lipid mediators: can research intothe active resolution of inflammationprovide new therapeutic options for

Mariano Sanz1, Niklaus P. Lang2,Denis F. Kinane3, Tord Berglundh4,Iain Chapple5 and Maurizio S.Tonetti6

1Faculty of Odontology, Universidad

Complutense of Madrid, Madrid, Spain;2Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong

Kong, Hong Kong, SAR China; 3The School

of Dental Medicine, University of

Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA;4Faculty of Odontology, The Sahsgrenska

Academy at Goteborg University, Goteborg,

Sweden; 5School of Dentistry, University of

Birmingham, Birmingham, UK; 6European

Research Group on Periodontology

(ERGOPerio), Berne, Switzerland

Conflict of interest and source offunding statement

The authors report no conflict of interestsin the participation on this workshop andin the writing of this manuscript.This supplement was supported by anunrestricted grant from Colgate.

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periodontitis?’’, ‘‘What can antimicro-bial peptides offer as a novel therapeuticapproach?’’, ‘‘Micronutritional approachesto periodontal therapy’’ and ‘‘Can pre- orpro-biotics offer opportunities to manipu-late the periodontal microflora?’’.

(D) Periimplant diseases: where arewe now? with position papers on ‘‘Domucositis lesions around implants differfrom gingivitis lesions around teeth?’’,‘‘Are peri-implantitis lesions differentfrom periodontitis lesions?’’, ‘‘What

are the characteristics of the biofilm inperi-implant disease?’’ and ‘‘How doimplant surface characteristics influenceperi-implant disease?’’

This supplement to the Journal ofClinical Periodontology presents therevised peer-reviewed versions of the16 reviews and the four ConsensusReports of Sessions A–D.

With an extremely efficient reviewprocess setting priority for early publica-tion, the EAP hopes to contribute with

another monograph and putting perio-dontal practice on a solid scientificfoundation. Owing to the generosityof Wiley-Blackwell Publishers, thissupplement to the Journal of ClinicalPeriodontology will reach the interestedreader within a few months of the LaGranja Workshop and, hence, theacquired knowledge will disseminate asfast as possible.

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