juvenile periodontitis,
juvenile periodontitis,
juvenile periodontitis
an abnormal, extremely invasive condition characterized by severe localized pocketing and bone loss in the dental alveoli of children and adolescents, generally associated with poor oral hygiene and inadequate nutrition.
juvenile periodontitis,
n a distinct form of aggressive periodontitis that may present with symptoms such as localized or generalized inflammatory changes in the periodontium of prepubertal children. The disease is characterized by severe pocketing and rapid destruction of alveolar bone. Several subtypes of the disease are recognized such as localized or generalized (formerly called
periodontosis).
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Junctional epithelium.
juvenile periodontitis
Dentistry Early onset periodontitis of adolescents, ♂:♀ ratio, 3:1, characterized by an early loss of alveolar bone surrounding permanent teeth; 84% have underlying endocrinopathies, 12% systemic
disease–eg, DM, neutropenia, Down syndrome, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, hyperkeratosis palmaris et plantaris, larger histiocytosis X, hypophosphatasia Etiology Actinobacillus actinomycecomitans and others
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