Juvenil e periodontitis — a review ot literature

Abstract

Juvenile Periodontitis (JP), a condition that was previously regarded as a rare disease has of recent come into the fore as a mode l for the study of inflammatory periodontal disease. It has also been found to be considerably more common in occurrence than previously thought. This article reviews the literature on the epidemiology, aetiology, pathogenesis, clinical features, his topathological and immunological findings, differential diagnosis. treatment and prognosis of J P. The objective of this article is to give the clinician the current opinions of researchers in all aspects of the disease as compare d to previous age long views. It is observed that there are contradictory reports on the epidemiology, etiology and treatment o f the disease and hence the need for further studies in these areas.