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What is Periodontitis?



What is Periodontitis?

  • Periodontitis: Dental infection of the gums and/or related bones.
  • Periodontitis: Inflammatory reaction of the tissues surrounding a tooth (periodontium), usually resulting from the extension of gingival inflammation (gingivitis) into the periodontium. (From Dorland, 27th ed)
    Source - Diseases Database
  • Periodontitis: a disease that attacks the gum and bone and around the teeth.
    Source - WordNet 2.1

Periodontitis: Introduction

How many people get Periodontitis?

Incidence (annual) of Periodontitis: 94,482 annual cases in Victoria 1996 (DHS-VIC)
Incidence Rate of Periodontitis: approx 1 in 48 or 2.07% or 5.6 million people in USA [about data]

How serious is Periodontitis?

Complications of Periodontitis: see complications of Periodontitis

What causes Periodontitis?

Causes of Periodontitis: see causes of Periodontitis
Risk factors for Periodontitis: see risk factors for Periodontitis

What are the symptoms of Periodontitis?

Symptoms of Periodontitis: see symptoms of Periodontitis

Complications of Periodontitis: see complications of Periodontitis

Periodontitis: Testing

Diagnostic testing: see tests for Periodontitis.

Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Periodontitis.

How is it treated?

Treatments for Periodontitis: see treatments for Periodontitis
Prevention of Periodontitis: see prevention of Periodontitis
Research for Periodontitis: see research for Periodontitis

Society issues for Periodontitis


Hospitalization statistics for Periodontitis: The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Periodontitis:

  • 0.064% (8,225) of hospital consultant episodes were for gingivitis and periodontal diseases in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 99% of hospital consultant episodes for gingivitis and periodontal diseases required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 32% of hospital consultant episodes for gingivitis and periodontal diseases were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 68% of hospital consultant episodes for gingivitis and periodontal diseases were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 4% of hospital consultant episodes for gingivitis and periodontal diseases required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 1.2 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for gingivitis and periodontal diseases in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
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Organs Affected by Periodontitis:

Organs and body systems related to Periodontitis include:

Name and Aliases of Periodontitis

Main name of condition: Periodontitis

Class of Condition for Periodontitis: dental

Other names or spellings for Periodontitis:

Periodontal disease, chronic adult periodontitis

Pyorrhoea Source - Diseases Database

Periodontitis, Periodontal disease
Source - WordNet 2.1


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