Open AccessAggressive Periodontitis and its Multidisciplinary Focus: Review of the Literature
Author(s) -
Maribel Frías-Muñoz,
Roxana Araujo-Espino,
Víctor Manuel Martínez-Aguilar,
Teresina Correa Alcalde,
Luis Alejandro Aguilera-Galavíz,
César Gaitán-Fonseca
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
odovtos
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2215-3411
pISSN - 1659-1046
DOI - 10.15517/ijds.v19i3.28869
Subject(s) - aggressive periodontitis , etiology , periodontitis , multidisciplinary approach , intensive care medicine , medicine , affect (linguistics) , disease , population , periodontal disease , dentistry , psychology , pathology , environmental health , political science , communication , law
The purpose of this review is to have a current prospect of periodontal diseases and, in particular, aggressive periodontitis. To know its classification and clinical characteristics, such as the extent and age group affected, as well as its distribution in the population, etiology, genetic variations, among other factors that could affect the development of this disease. Also, reference is made to different diagnostic options and, likewise, the current treatment options.