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Generalized Aggressive Periodontitis
Generalized aggressive periodontitis is characterized as “ ganeralized interproximal attachment loss affecting at least three permannat teeth other than the first molars and incisor”1
Aggressive periodontitis characterized by severe destruction of the supporting apparatus of the teeth, which may lead to edentulism early in life. Aggressive periodontitis, especially in its severe form, was tradi¬tionally considered to have an unfavourable prognosis, which of¬ten led to radical treatments. Generalized aggressive periodontitis is frequently associated with A. actinomycetemcomi¬tans and Porphyromonas gingivalis.1
The prevalence rates of aggressive periodontitis in epidemiologic studies are variable. Prevalence ranges from approximately 1% to a
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