Journal of the Bahrain Medical Society
Year 2020, Volume 32, Issue 2, Pages 50-55
https://doi.org/10.26715/jbms.32_2020_2_8Aania Adil Ilyas1,*, Kanak Ketan Ganguly2, Omar Saleh Mustafa3
1Senior Resident, Paedodontics, Dental & Maxillofacial - Bahrain Defence Force Royal Medical Services, Riffa, Bahrain
2Chief Resident, Periodontics, Dental & Maxillofacial - Bahrain Defence Force Royal Medical Services, Riffa, Bahrain
3Consultant, Paedodontics, Dental & Maxillofacial - Bahrain Defence Force Royal Medical Services, Riffa, Bahrain
*Corresponding author:
Dr. Aania Adil Ilyas, Senior Resident, Paedodontics, Dental & Maxillofacial - Bahrain Defence Force Royal Medical Services, Riffa, Bahrain; Tel: (+973) 35086602; Email: dr.aaniaadil@gmail.com
Received date: April 28, 2020; Accepted date: June 9, 2020; Published date: June 30, 2020
Abstract
This is a case report of a 4 year old female child with deciduous dentition exhibiting rare clinical signs ofgingival inflammation, clinical attachment loss and bone resorption around the primary lower first molarsand upper central incisors bilaterally resulting in bone loss. Previously this condition was referred to asLocalised Aggressive Periodontitis or Juvenile Periodontitis. The recent 2017 classification identifiesthis as Stage III Grade C periodontitis of Molar Incisor pattern. There was no syndrome or systemiccondition associated.
Keywords: Aggressive periodontitis; Bone resorption; Deciduous tooth; Gingivitis; Inflammation