本雜志的目的和范圍是向那些關注應用牙周學知識造福社會的人傳達牙周學的科學進展。它將主要面向臨床醫生、牙周病全科醫生以及參與組織預防和治療牙周病的教師和管理人員。《華爾街日報》將發布原創貢獻高領域的科學價值的生理學和病理學的牙周組織診斷流行病學和預防和治療牙周病專家評論文章在基礎研究和應用新進展牙周科學牙周技術和儀器的發展和案例報告,說明重要的新信息。雜志語言為英語，但所有文章將以德語和法語發表摘要。接受稿件的通常選擇標準適用于這本雜志。咨詢委員會的成員將主要擔任裁判。出版時間將保持在最低限度，以便在盡可能短的時間內普遍提供新的發現。

The aim and scope of this Journal is to convey scientific progress in periodontology to those concerned with application of this knowledge for the benefit of the dental health of the community. It will address itself primarily to clinicians general practitioners periodontists as well as to teachers and administrators involved in the organisation of prevention and treatment of periodontal disease. The Journal will publish original contributions of high scientific merit in the field of physiology and pathology of the periodontium diagnosis epidemiology and prevention and therapy of periodontal disease review articles by experts on new developments in basic and applied periodontal science advances in periodontal technique and instrumentation and case reports which illustrate important new information. The language of the Journal is English but all articles will be published with summaries in German and French. The usual selective criteria for acceptance of manuscripts apply for this Journal. The members of the Advisory Board will serve primarily as referees. Publication time will be kept to a minimum in order that new findings can be made generally available in the shortest possible time.