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    insignificant, although this may be a symptom of progressing periodontitis in that person. Periodontitis has been linked to increased inflammation in the body...
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    Periapical periodontitis or apical periodontitis (AP) is an acute or chronic inflammatory lesion around the apex of a tooth root, most commonly caused...
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  • Aggressive periodontitis describes a type of periodontal disease and includes two of the seven classifications of periodontitis as defined by the 1999...
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  • Chronic periodontitis is one of the seven categories of periodontitis as defined by the American Academy of Periodontology 1999 classification system...
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    plaque-induced. While some cases of gingivitis never progress to periodontitis, periodontitis is always preceded by gingivitis. Gingivitis is reversible with...
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    gums (periodontitis). The often severe gum pain that characterizes NG distinguishes it from the more common gingivitis or chronic periodontitis which...
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  • (ICD) codes Periodontitis Stages: Based on severity and complexity of management Stage I: Initial periodontitis Stage II: Moderate periodontitis Stage III:...
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  • referred to as periodontitis.: 96–97  The gingivitis response is a protective mechanism, averting periodontitis in many cases. Periodontitis is an infection...
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    groups: adult periodontitis, early-onset periodontitis, periodontitis associated with systemic disease, necrotizing ulcerative periodontitis and refractory...
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    periapical periodontitis (which results in pain on biting). Cracked tooth syndrome may also cause a combination of symptoms. Lateral periodontitis (which...
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