Exempel på periodontitis

• A definite association between periodontitis or gingivitis and systemic infections has not been established but there is circumstantial evidence that it may occur.

• Methods for diagnosing, preventing, and treating periodontitis.

• Sequelae of a necrotic pulp include acute apical periodontitis, dental abscess or radicular cyst and discolouration of the tooth that may require tooth bleaching.

• Anaerobic bacteria are especially dangerous to the gingiva and the gingival fibers that attach the teeth to the gums, leading to periodontitis.

• Periodontitis is caused by microorganisms that adhere to and grow on the tooth's surfaces, along with an over-aggressive immune response against these microorganisms.

• Chronic periodontitis affects about 750 million people or about 10.8% of the population as of 2010.

• Historically treatment of periodontitis has been focussed on reducing the bacterial challenge.

• Another cause is due to untreated necrotic pulp (chronic apical periodontitis).

• It is also used in the prevention of periodontitis.

• Periodontitis leads to loss of the bony attachment of the teeth and tooth loss.

• Lasers are increasingly being used in treatments for chronic periodontitis.

• Often incidence refers to new sites that meet the definition of periodontitis, even if they occur within a person that already has other diseased sites.

• A 0.3% prevalence of localized juvenile periodontitis was found, with different subpopulations exhibiting a range between 0.1% to 1.1%.

• Disease of the gums, known as periodontitis, leads to detachment of the supporting structures from the teeth and their eventual loss.

• A recent case has now linked periodontitis with a full-term babys death.