Aggressive periodontitis

At the "International Workshop for a Classification of Periodontal Diseases and Conditions" in 1999, the classification of periodontal diseases was revised (Armitage 1999). The various types of periodontitis were divided into three main categories (chronic, aggressive, and necrotizing periodontitis) as well as into a periodontal a manifestation of systemic diseases. This article provides a synopsis of the current classification, epidemiology, etiology, diagnostics and therapy of the aggressive types of periodontitis. The term "aggressive periodontitis" (AgP) does not refer to a new disease, but is used to describe the rare, but extremely progressive forms of periodontitis, which in most cases manifest themselves clinically during youth. This now replaces the terms "juvenile", or "early onset" periodontitis (EOP). The presence of systemic diseases, resulting in an impaired immune system of the host and thereby causing severe periodontal diseases and premature tooth loss, must be excluded. CLASSIFICATION