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Speculations on periodontal attachment loss
Author(s) -
Stahl S. Sigmund
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
journal of clinical periodontology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.456
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1600-051X
pISSN - 0303-6979
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-051x.1986.tb01406.x
Subject(s) - clinical attachment loss , virulence , gingival and periodontal pocket , dentistry , medicine , periodontal disease , biology , biochemistry , gene
A hypothesis is presented depicting patterns of human periodontal attachment loss. The patterns described occur rapidly, are site‐specific and take place in response to virulence and duration of local irritants. They appear to mirror current clinical observations regarding the nature and progress of site‐specific periodontal lesions.