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Chapter-04 Diseases of Periodontium

BOOK TITLE: Guide to Oral Pathology

Author
1. Masthan KMK
2. Kumar M Sathish
3. Sarangarajan R
4. Babu N Aravindha
ISBN
9788184484090
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/10330_4
Edition
1/e
Publishing Year
2008
Pages
9
Author Affiliations
1. Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, Chennai, Karnataka, India, Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, Chennai, Tamil nadu, India
2. Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, Chennai, Karnataka, India
3. Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, Chennai, Karnataka, India
4. Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, Chennai, Karnataka, India, Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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Abstract

Disease of periodontium comprises of a group of heterogeneous disorders and majority of them are caused by bacteria. Periodontitis is an inflammatory disease of the periodontium which is characterized by a progressive destruction of the tissues supporting the tooth. The disease is considered to progress as periodic, relatively short episodes of rapid tissue destruction followed by same repair, and prolonged intervening periods of disease remission. Despite the apparent random distribution of episodes of disease activity, the resulting of alveolar bone loss and pocket formation which is common in periodontitis. This chapter discuss about classification of gingival and periodontal disease with their etiological factors and clinical features of the disease.

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