Evidence-based periodontal treatment. Highlights from the 1996 World Workshop in Periodontics.

State-of-the-art periodontal therapy involves a wide range of diagnostic and treatment options. The 1996 World Workshop in Periodontics used an evidence-based approach to assess the efficacy of many of these options. This article describes the evidence-based approach and summarizes the findings of the workshop in the areas of diagnosis and nonsurgical and surgical periodontal therapy as well as dental implants.