Clinical Periodontal Medicine is a major new work reviewing the vast and absorbing topic of periodontal medicine. It reviews the burgeoning topic of periodontal medicine, discussing the relationship between periodontal disease or infection and systemic conditions, while also examining the oral manifestations of systemic conditions. This is couched in a thorough review of the very best scientific evidence, presented by some of the world s leading researchers in this field. Throughout the focus is kept on the clinical applicability of these findings, harnessing this research to improve care for the periodontally-compromised patient.