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Periodontal diseases
Abstract
The term ‘periodontal diseases’ embraces a number of conditions in which the supporting tissues of the teeth are attacked. Although it is more than 300 years since Leeuwenhoek implicated micro-organisms with oral malodours and inflammation of the gums, it is only in the past two decades that any real progress has been made in identifying and characterizing the bacteria that are associated with the periodontium in health and disease. The classification of periodontal diseases is still far from being resolved, but one terminology relates to the age group of the person affected (e.g. pre-pubertal, juvenile, adult), the rate of progress of the disease (rapid, acute, chronic), the distribution of lesions (localized or generalized), or whether there are any particular debilitating or predisposing factors (e.g. pregnancy, diabetes, HIV-infection).
Keywords
Periodontal Disease Chronic Periodontitis Gingival Crevicular Fluid Gingival Tissue Periodontal PocketPreview
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