Consensus Report: Aggressive Periodontitis

Aggressive Periodontitis: microbes and host response, who to blame?

“…1 This definition aimed to encompass previous definitions of early-onset periodontitis, juvenile periodontitis and rapidly progressive periodontitis, using a terminology ("aggressive") rather unusual in the medical field. This put the emphasis on rapidity of progression (rather than necessarily on age of onset) and perhaps on the difficulty of treating it.…”

“…The authors of the consensus statement reported that "elevated proportions of Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans (now Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans) and in certain populations of Porphyromonas gingivalis" were typical of AgP. 1 This reflects the enormous efforts of previous decades to identify a microbiological culprit able to cause rapidly progressive periodontitis in young and healthy individuals. Identification of a specific disease-initiating microbe would help in the diagnosis and treatment of AgP, targeted at the elimination of the responsible pathogen.…”

Root abnormalities and nonsurgical management of generalized aggressive periodontitis

“…Aggressive periodontitis (AgP) is recognized by rapid bone loss, which can further be divided into localized or generalized (4). The onset of AgP is linked to several risk factors and host susceptibilities (5,6).…”

Aggressive Periodontitis and its Multidisciplinary Focus: Review of the Literature

“…The presence of dental calcifications on dental surfaces is not frequent; the tissues inflammation and bone-loss patterns are vertical and "U" in form (5). Generalized Aggressive Periodontitis (GAP) affects more than three teeth in addition to the primary molars and incisors, and it presents loss of interproximal insertion in persons aged <30 years and episodic destruction of alveolar bone (6).…”