- Preston D. Miller
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Preston D. Miller, Jr. is an internationally renowned periodontist notable for introducing the concept of periodontal plastic surgery to periodontics.[1]
Education and career
Miller graduated from the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry in 1963 and the University of Alabama School of Dentistry, where he received his periodontal training, in 1969.[2]
Miller was the recipient of the 1999 Master Clinician Award from the American Academy of Periodontology.[3] He served a one-year term of president of the American Academy of Periodontology beginning in 2006.[2]
Miller is a clinical professor in the department of periodontics at the Medical University of South Carolina College of Dental Medicine.
References
- ^ Perio.org AAP Foundation Fellowship Recipients Complete Innovative Academic Careers Program, December 7, 2007
- ^ a b Perio.org Dr. Preston Miller Served as AAP President in 2006-07, September 18, 2006
- ^ International Conference of Oral Implantologists
Periodontology Tissues of the periodontium
and their physiologic entitiesAlveolar bone · Biologic width · Bundle bone · Cementum · Free gingival margin · Gingiva · Gingival fibers · Gingival sulcus · Junctional epithelium · Mucogingival junction · Periodontal ligament · Sulcular epithelium · StipplingDiagnoses Chronic periodontitis · Localized aggressive periodontitis · Generalized aggressive periodontitis · Periodontitis as a manifestation of systemic disease · Necrotizing periodontal diseases · Abscesses of the periodontium · Combined periodontic-endodontic lesionsPathogenesis A. actinomycetemcomitans · Capnocytophaga sp. · F. nucleatum · P. gingivalis · P. intermedia · T. forsythia · T. denticolaPathologic entities Calculus · Clinical attachment loss · Edentulism · Fremitus · Furcation defect · Gingival enlargement · Gingival pocket · Gingivitis · Horizontal bony defect · Linear gingival erythema · Occlusal trauma · Periodontal pocket · Periodontal disease · Periodontitis · Plaque · Recession · Vertical bony defectDiagnosis, treatment planning,
prevention and
chemotherapeutic agentsBrushing · Bleeding on probing · Chlorhexidine gluconate · Enamel matrix derivative · Flossing · Hydrogen peroxide · Mouthwash · Oral hygiene · Tetracycline · TriclosanPeriodontal armamentarium Conventional therapy Surgical therapy and
periodontal surgeryApically positioned flap · Bone graft · Coronally positioned flap · Crown lengthening · Open flap debridement · Free gingival graft · Gingivectomy · Guided bone regeneration · Guided tissue regeneration · Implant Placement · Lateral pedicle graft · Pocket reduction surgery · Sinus lift · Subepithelial connective tissue graftImportant personalities Per-Ingvar Brånemark · Jan Lindhe · Preston D. Miller · Willoughby D. Miller · Carl E. Misch · John Mankey Riggs · Jørgen Slots · Dennis P. Tarnow · Hom-Lay Wang · James Leon Williams · W. J. YoungerOther specialties Endodontology · Orthodontology · ProsthodontologyCategories:- Periodontists
- Living people
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