J Periodontal Implant Sci.  2011 Jun;41(3):143-148. 10.5051/jpis.2011.41.3.143.

The clinical assessment of aggressive periodontitis patients

• Cho CM
• You HK
• Jeong SN

• KMID: 1783605
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5051/jpis.2011.41.3.143

Abstract

PURPOSE
Few epidemiologic studies have investigated aggressive periodontitis in Koreans, but such studies of disease prevalence and other clinical characteristics would be invaluable in providing proper treatment. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of aggressive periodontitis and to measure the extent of associated periodontal breakdown.
METHODS
The study population consisted of 1,692 patients who visited the Department of Periodontology, Wonkwang Daejeon Dental Hospital from January to December, 2010. Clinical parameters (probing depth, gingival recession, periodontal attachment loss) were measured by a single examiner, and radiographic examination was performed at the baseline.
RESULTS
Twenty-eight (1.65%) patients showed clinical features of aggressive periodontitis, of which 27 patients exhibited the generalized form, and 1 exhibited the localized form. There was no significant difference between the percentage of male and female patients. The probing pocket depth of the maxillary first molar was deeper than that of the other teeth and gingival recession was also the most serious at the maxillary first molar. The periodontal attachment loss was the highest at the maxillary first molar. The average number of missing teeth was 1.29 per subject. Loss of the second molar was prominent.
CONCLUSIONS
Within the limitations of this study, the periodontal breakdown evaluated by attachment loss was found to be most severe at the first molars of aggressive periodontitis patients. However, further large scale multicenter studies are necessary to access more precise data, including prevalence.

Keyword

Aggressive periodontitis; Prevalence; Periodontal attachment loss

MeSH Terms

Aggressive Periodontitis
Epidemiologic Studies
Female
Gingival Recession
Humans
Male
Molar
Periodontal Attachment Loss
Prevalence
Tooth

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