This book contains 22 fast-paced chapters that are complete with the entire information required for an undergraduate student in dental sciences. This will also serve as an excellent handbook of periodontology for postgraduate students, teaching faculty and dental surgeons in practice.Exclusive features˜… The entire text has been written according to the latest AAP 2018 Classification of periodontal and peri-implant diseases and conditions.˜… All chapters are self-contained and can be read in any order. Cross-referencing will direct the reader to additional relevant sections in the book.˜… Written in an informal style of writing that helps conceptual excellence in examinations and patient-management in clinics.˜… Boxes captioned as Clinical Utility and Short Answer and Alert containing additional/background information and clinically useful facts placed along the running text.˜… More than 300 diagrams with line drawings, radiographs and colour intraoral photographs.˜… Commonly asked theory questions are given at the end of each chapter.˜… A separate column with commonly asked viva voce questions runs all along the text in the entire book with these questions placed precisely opposite the area of the text containing the answer.