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Periodontoses

MedGen UID:
109407
•Concept ID:
C0600298
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Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: Periodontosis

Definition

A localized aggressive periodontitis, formerly called localized juvenile periodontitis. It is a destructive form of periodontitis characterized by ALVEOLAR BONE LOSS of the MOLARS and INCISORS. [from MeSH]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Evidence-Based Update on Diagnosis and Management of Gingivitis and Periodontitis.
Kumar S
Dent Clin North Am 2019 Jan;63(1):69-81. Epub 2018 Oct 29 doi: 10.1016/j.cden.2018.08.005. PMID: 30447793
Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy for the treatment of periodontitis and peri-implantitis: An American Academy of Periodontology best evidence review.
Chambrone L, Wang HL, Romanos GE
J Periodontol 2018 Jul;89(7):783-803. doi: 10.1902/jop.2017.170172. PMID: 30133749
Nonsurgical periodontal treatment.
Aimetti M
Int J Esthet Dent 2014 Summer;9(2):251-67. PMID: 24765632

Recent clinical studies

Clinical prediction guides

The role of occlusal stress and gingival infection in the formation of exostoses on mandible and maxilla from Neolithic China.
Pechenkina EA, Benfer RA Jr
Homo 2002;53(2):112-30. doi: 10.1078/0018-442x-00040. PMID: 12489411

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