"What is there in a name?": A literature review on chronic and aggressive periodontitis

The objective of this review is to bring the reader up-to-date on the current understanding of chronic and aggressive forms of periodontitis and the implications for diagnosis and treatment of these diseases. The only difference between chronic periodontitis and aggressive periodontitis with regard...

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Main Authors: Sameera G Nath, Ranjith Raveendran
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2011-01-01
Series:Journal of Indian Society of Periodontology
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Online Access:http://www.jisponline.com/article.asp?issn=0972-124X;year=2011;volume=15;issue=4;spage=318;epage=322;aulast=
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description The objective of this review is to bring the reader up-to-date on the current understanding of chronic and aggressive forms of periodontitis and the implications for diagnosis and treatment of these diseases. The only difference between chronic periodontitis and aggressive periodontitis with regard to tissue destruction appear to be perhaps the magnitude, sequelae, and control of the response. While there may be some differences in the cellular infiltrate between these two diseases, the molecular mediators and pathologic processes are generally the same.
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"What is there in a name?": A literature review on chronic and aggressive periodontitis
Journal of Indian Society of Periodontology
Aggressive periodontitis
chronic periodontitis
diagnosis
title "What is there in a name?": A literature review on chronic and aggressive periodontitis
title_full "What is there in a name?": A literature review on chronic and aggressive periodontitis
title_fullStr "What is there in a name?": A literature review on chronic and aggressive periodontitis
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title_short "What is there in a name?": A literature review on chronic and aggressive periodontitis
title_sort what is there in a name a literature review on chronic and aggressive periodontitis
topic Aggressive periodontitis
chronic periodontitis
diagnosis
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