title: Periodontal diseases affecting children and young adults.
abstract: There is a group of periodontal diseases affecting children and young adults that is characterized by onset prior to age 35, often with a rapid rate of periodontal destruction. Although a wide variation in patterns of presentation exist, these diseases can be described under the broad categories of (a) early onset periodontitis (juvenile periodontitis), (b) necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis/periodontitis, (c) periodontitis associated with systemic diseases. A discussion of each of these categories is followed by two case reports which illustrate possible clinical presentations of these diseases.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Dentistry, University of British Columbia.
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Debevc
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Silver
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D010520:Aggressive Periodontitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005892:Gingivitis, Necrotizing Ulcerative / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D010518:Periodontitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy