Aggressive periodontitis is a disease of the periodontium occurring in an otherwise healthy adolescent, which is characterized by a rapid loss of alveolar bone around more than one tooth of the permanent dentition. Because it tends to have a familial aggregation, host predisposition seems to play a key role in the pathogenesis of aggressive periodontitis. It occurs in localized and generalized forms.
Category
Bacterial infectious disease
Brite
Human diseases in ICD-11 classification [BR:br08403]
13 Diseases of the digestive system
Diseases or disorders of orofacial complex
DA0C Periodontal disease
H01317 Aggressive periodontitis
Genome-based classification of infectious diseases [BR:br08401]
Bacterial infections
Infections caused by other gamma proteobacteria
H01317 Aggressive periodontitis
