title: A combined regenerative approach for the treatment of aggressive periodontitis: long-term follow-up of a familial case.
abstract: This article reports the longitudinal follow-up of a familial case of aggressive periodontitis treated by a combined regenerative approach that consisted of root conditioning, bone grafting, and membrane positioning. Treatment resulted in attachment level gain, reduction of probing depth, absence of bleeding on probing, and complete bone filling of the defect. The short-term results obtained after surgery were maintained after 6 years, suggesting that the combined regenerative approach is able to completely arrest the disease with long-term stability.
authors.affiliation: Discipline of Periodontics, School of Dentistry at Bauru, University of São Paolo, Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil. drisantana@yahoo.com.br
authors.forename: Adriana Campos Passanezi
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Sant'Ana
authors.forename: Euloir
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Passanezi
authors.forename: Sylvia Maria Correia
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Todescan
authors.forename: Maria Lúcia Rubo
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: de Rezende
authors.forename: Sebastião Luiz Aguiar
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Greghi
authors.forename: Mônica Garcia
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Ribeiro
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D010520:Aggressive Periodontitis / Q000235:genetics / Q000601:surgery*; D016301:Alveolar Bone Loss / Q000601:surgery*; D018786:Bone Substitutes; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D017823:Furcation Defects / Q000601:surgery*; D048091:Guided Tissue Regeneration / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008336:Mandibular Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D010375:Pedigree
chemical_list: D018786:Bone Substitutes; D008567:Membranes, Artificial