Diagnosis and management of periodontal disease in children and adolescents: A brief review

Periodontal disease when occurring in children leads to premature tooth loss, affecting the quality of life. Thus, screening pediatric and adolescent patients early, for periodontal disease is deemed imperative to its early management for improved prognosis. Chronic periodontitis (CP) has slow rate...

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Main Authors: Vineet Kini, Raju Umaji Patil, Tushar Pathak, Amit Prakash, Bharat Gupta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:Journal of Dental and Allied Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.jdas.in/article.asp?issn=2277-4696;year=2016;volume=5;issue=2;spage=78;epage=83;aulast=Kini