Giuseppe Mainas
Dr. Giuseppe Mainas graduated in dentistry from the Alfonso X el Sabio University (Madrid, Spain) in 2014. He then volunteered for 2 years in the Department of Periodontology at the Eastman Dental Hospital (Rome, Italy). In 2020, he was awarded an MClinDent in the European Federation of Periodontology (EFP)-accredited periodontology program at the International University of Catalunya (Barcelona, Spain). Since 2021 he has been a PhD candidate in periodontology at King’s College London (UK).
Articles
Feature Article
Clinicians are often faced with the dilemma of whether to extract or maintain periodontally compromised teeth. Although extraction and implant placement may seem like an attractive quick-fix option, this article shows how the evidence for the benefits of this approach is poor. The authors make the argument for the value of periodontally compromised teeth and for the importance of increasing awareness of the potentially good long-term outcomes of questionable teeth.