Preston D. Miller

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Preston D. Miller, Jr. is a periodontist.^[1]

Education and career

Miller graduated from the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry in 1963 and the University of Alabama School of Dentistry, where he received his periodontal training, in 1969.^[2]

Miller was the recipient of the 1999 Master Clinician Award from the American Academy of Periodontology.^[3] He served a one-year term of president of the American Academy of Periodontology beginning in 2006.^[2]

Miller is a clinical professor in the department of periodontics at the Medical University of South Carolina College of Dental Medicine.

References

↑ Perio.org AAP Foundation Fellowship Recipients Complete Innovative Academic Careers Program Archived 2010-12-05 at the Wayback Machine , December 7, 2007
1 2 Perio.org Dr. Preston Miller Served as AAP President in 2006-07 Archived 2010-07-04 at the Wayback Machine , September 18, 2006
↑ International Conference of Oral Implantologists

Dentistry involving supporting structures of teeth (Periodontology)

Anatomy

Disease

Diagnoses	Chronic periodontitis Localized aggressive periodontitis Generalized aggressive periodontitis Periodontitis as a manifestation of systemic disease Periodontosis Necrotizing periodontal diseases Abscesses of the periodontium Combined periodontic-endodontic lesions
Infection	A. actinomycetemcomitans Capnocytophaga sp. F. nucleatum P. gingivalis P. intermedia T. forsythia T. denticola Red complex Entamoeba gingivalis (amoebic) Trichomonas tenax
Other	Calculus Clinical attachment loss Edentulism Fremitus Furcation defect Gingival enlargement Gingival pocket Gingival recession Gingivitis Horizontal bony defect Linear gingival erythema Occlusal trauma Periodontal pocket Periodontal disease Periodontitis Plaque Vertical bony defect
Treatment and prevention	Periodontal examination Ante's law Brushing Bleeding on probing Chlorhexidine gluconate Flossing Hydrogen peroxide Mouthwash Oral hygiene Tetracycline Triclosan Host modulatory therapy

Treatment

Conventional therapy	Debridement Scaling and root planing Full mouth disinfection Full mouth ultrasonic debridement
Surgery	Apically positioned flap Bone graft Coronally positioned flap Crown lengthening Free gingival graft Gingival grafting Gingivectomy Guided bone regeneration Guided tissue regeneration Enamel matrix derivative Implant placement Lateral pedicle graft Open flap debridement Pocket reduction surgery Socket preservation Sinus lift Subepithelial connective tissue graft Tools Curette Membrane Probe Scaler

Important personalities

Other specialties

Endodontology
Orthodontology
Prosthodontology

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