title: Periodontal disease in children and adolescents: introduction and classification.
authors.affiliation: Periodontology and Oral Immunology Unit, University of Glasgow Dental Hospital and School, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: D F
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Kinane
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Hodge
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D010520:Aggressive Periodontitis / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics; D002648:Child; D005891:Gingivitis / Q000145:classification; D005892:Gingivitis, Necrotizing Ulcerative / Q000145:classification; D006801:Humans; D009336:Necrosis; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000145:classification*; D010518:Periodontitis / Q000145:classification; D011627:Puberty; D009626:Terminology as Topic