title: Treatment of rapidly progressive periodontitis: a review and case report.
abstract: This article presents a case of rapidly progressive periodontitis in an otherwise healthy 21-year-old man. Etiologic, diagnostic, and therapeutic procedures are described and the rationale for therapy is discussed. Eighteen months after surgery, clinical and radiographic results showed improvement, and marked probing attachment level gain and probing depth reduction were observed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dentistry, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: K H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Zoman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016301:Alveolar Bone Loss / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D016556:Crown Lengthening; D012534:Dental Scaling; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005884:Gingival Hemorrhage / Q000628:therapy; D016557:Guided Tissue Regeneration, Periodontal; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D009910:Oral Hygiene; D017622:Periodontal Attachment Loss / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy; D010514:Periodontal Pocket / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy; D010518:Periodontitis / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D011859:Radiography; D016745:Root Planing
chemical_list: D008567:Membranes, Artificial