Open AccessAGGRESSIVE PERIODONTITIS: 18 MONTHS FOLLOW UP - A CASE REPORT
Author(s) -
Mona Dagar,
Anamika Sharma
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
international journal of medical and biomedical studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2589-8698
pISSN - 2589-868X
DOI - 10.32553/ijmbs.v3i11.723
Subject(s) - aggressive periodontitis , medicine , periodontitis , etiology , scaling and root planing , disease , intervention (counseling) , periodontal disease , dentistry , chronic periodontitis , psychiatry
The diagnosis "Aggressive Periodontitis", defined by the International Workshop for Classification of Periodontal Diseases and Conditions in 1999, refers to the multifactorial, severe, and rapidly progressive form of Periodontitis, which primarily – but not exclusively – affects younger patients. Aggressive periodontitis have localized and generalized forms. It is currently believed that combination of bacteriologic, immunologic and hereditary factors are of major importance in the etiology of this disease. The case was of a 20 year old female and her clinical and radiographic findings were typical for generalized Aggressive Periodontitis. Treatment consisted of thorough scaling and root planing along with administration of tetracycline250 mg every six hours for three weeks, followed by surgical intervention.
Keywords: Aggressive periodontitis, multifactorial disease, treatment