GENERALIZED AGGRESSIVE PERIODONTITIS IN A 51-YEAR-OLD. A CASE REPORT

Abstract

With its localized and generalized forms, aggressive periodontitis is a progressing disease which affects especially young patients in good health. The periodontal pathogens most associated to cases of aggressive periodontitis are Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans and Pophyromonas gingivalis. We present to you a more unusual case of a 51-year-old man suffering from an aggressive periodontitis, with all the clinical, radiographic and bacteriologic findings. The therapy phase included scaling and root planning followed by a combination of Amoxicillin and Metronidazole 500mg of each, every 8 hours, for 7 days. The therapeutic outcomes were very favorable.

Keywords

• aggressive periodontitis
• Periodontal therapy
• Real-Time PCR