Localized aggressive periodontitis

Aggressive periodontitis describes a type of periodontal disease and includes two of the seven classifications of periodontitis:

Aggressive periodontitis is much less common than chronic periodontitis and generally affects younger patients than does the chronic form.

The localized and generalized forms are not merely different in extent; they differ in etiology and pathogenesis.

In contrast to chronic periodontitis, primary features that are common to both LAP and GAP are as follows:

Moreover, aggressive periodontitis often presents with the following secondary features:

The 1999 Consensus Report published by the American Academy of Periodontology permitted the subdivision of aggressive periodontal disease into localized and generalized forms based on enough individually specific features, as follows:

Severity of periodontal tissue destruction is subclassified in the same fashion as is chronic periodontitis.

Treatment generally involves mechanical therapy (non-surgical or surgical debridement) in conjunction with antibiotics. Several studies suggest that these types of cases respond best to a combination of surgical debridement and antibiotics. Regenerative therapy with bone grafting procedures are often selected in these cases due to the favorable morphology of the bony defects which result from the disease.

Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans (Aa) is one of the most efficient causative pathogens in this disease, Tetracycline seems affecting Aa better (250 mg 3 times daily for 2 weeks). However some suggests the use of Metronidazole 400 mg and Amoxicillin 250 mg 4 times daily for 1 week in severe cases. Root planing and maintaining good oral hygiene is required and Periodontal surgery to gain more access to the roots is needed occasionally.

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