Smt. Mallawabai
Valyal Memorial Charitable Dental Hospital & Research Centre's |
Department : Perio
Inflammation of gingiva is termed as gingivitis (which includes signs such as bleeding on probing, change in color, contour, consistency etc), which is a reversible condition if treated may result in regression of symptoms and a healthy gingiva, but if untreated may progress to periodontitis (which includes the signs such as clinical attachment loss, recession, mobility, pathological migrationetc) which includes early periodontitis (CAL 1-2mm), moderateperiodontitis (CAL 3-4mm) & advanced periodontitis (CAL >6mm). If pathologic alteration/ adaptive changes develop in periodontium as a result of undue force produced by the masticatory muscles, it is termed as trauma from occlusion. |
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