Dr. Tord Berglundh graduated (LDS) 1978 in Gothenburg and received his certificate as specialist in Periodontics in 1992, the degree of Odont. Dr. (PhD) in 1993, the Docent (Associate professor) degree in 1994 and the Professor degree in 2002 from the Department of Periodontology, The Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, where he has served since 1981.

Presently, Dr. Berglundh is Professor at the Department of Periodontology, The Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg and the Head of the Periodontal Research Laboratory. He is Associate Editor of the textbook Clinical Periodontology and Implant Dentistry and the journal Clinical Oral Implants Research, member of the Editorial Board of Journal of Clinical Periodontology and serves as a referee in several other journals.

Dr. Berglundh has produced more than 160 scientific publications within the field of dental implants, periodontology, inflammation, immunology, genetics, tissue integration and regeneration. The studies on implants have included the use of different implant systems, compromised sites and diagnosis/treatment of peri-implantitis lesions. Interactions between periodontis and peri-implantitis represent one of the major fields of research and include translational systems of combinations of molecular biology techniques, experimental models and clinical trials.

• What characterizes subjects who are susceptible and non-susceptible to periodontitis?
• What characterizes destructive and non-destructive gingival lesions?
• How can chronic inflammation be destructive and induce attachment- and bone loss?
• Which components in host response are associated with disease susceptibility?
• How can we use information from genetic research in periodontology?

Peri-implant disease and periodontal disease – differences and similarities

• How does peri-implant mucositis compare to gingivitis?
• How does peri-implantitis compare to periodontitis?
• What is the difference in the infection-inflammation borderline?
• How can susceptibility to periodontitis be transferred to peri-implantitis?

Peri-implantitis – a major challenge in implant dentistry

• What is the treatment outcome, in effectiveness terms, when using dental implants?
• What is the prevalence of peri-implantitis – the real dimension of the problem?
• Which are the main risk factors for peri-implantitis?
• Which strategies should be used in the treatment of peri-implantitis?
• What is the outcome of the treatment of peri-implantitis?