Open AccessAn interdisciplinary approach to the management of a young patient with generalized periodontitis – A case report with a 3-year follow-up
Author(s) -
Gulnar Dara Sethna,
Ameya Gajanan Moghe,
Sapna Sonkurla,
Avinash Mahadev Kamble,
Anita Kapri,
Shobha Rajanna
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
contemporary clinical dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.289
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 0976-237X
pISSN - 0976-2361
DOI - 10.4103/ccd.ccd_336_19
Subject(s) - periodontitis , medicine , etiology , dentistry , treatment modality , bridge (graph theory) , regeneration (biology) , aggressive periodontitis , surgery , pathology , biology , microbiology and biotechnology
Periodontitis has a multifactorial etiology as a result of interactions between periodontal pathogens and the host response. Due to the complex etiology and esthetic complications, the management of such patients is a challenging task. Vast arrays of treatment modalities are employed in the treatment of generalized periodontitis with varying success rates. Placental-derived tissues as allografts have recently been introduced for guided tissue regeneration in dentistry with favorable results. In this case report, successful periodontal treatment of a 25-year-old male patient with generalized periodontitis; Stage IV, Grade C, is presented with a 3-year follow-up. An interdisciplinary approach using regenerative periodontal surgery and a modified Andrew's bridge was used to successfully rehabilitate the patient. In a compliant patient with a well-structured interdisciplinary approach, questionable and hopeless teeth too can be retained over an extended period of time with no detrimental effect on the adjacent teeth.