title: Periodontitis in a 13-year old: an illustration of a new periodontal classification.
abstract: This report describes a periodontal abscess and bone loss in a 13-year-old boy being treated as a patient in the Dental Benefit Scheme, a year after his entry to the Scheme. His condition illustrates well the rationale of a new classification for periodontitis. We suggest that periodontal screening is important so that instances such as this can be identified earlier; a small number of young patients require conventional, conservative periodontal treatment and ongoing monitoring of periodontal disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Rehabilitation, School of Dentistry, PO Box 647, Dunedin.
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Wallace
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Holborow
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009520:New Zealand; D010518:Periodontitis / Q000145:classification* / Q000191:economics / Q000473:pathology*; D013218:State Dentistry; D009626:Terminology as Topic