Classification of periodontal diseases

Periodontal disease is a disease of the periodontium, the hanging apparatus of the tooth.

Gingivitis

 * Acute gingivitis.
 * Acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis (ANUG).
 * Chronic gingivitis.
 * Special forms of gingivitis.

Marginal parodontitis

 * Parodontitis marginalis superficialis.
 * Parodontitis marginalis profunda (including various forms such as LJP, RPP, AP).

Hyperplastic forms

 * Fibrous hyperplasia of the gingiva.
 * Idiopathic fibrous hyperplasia of the gingiva.
 * Drug-induced fibrous hyperplasia of the gingiva.
 * Epulids.

Traumatogenic forms

 * Injury to the gingiva.
 * Desmodontal trauma.

Involutional forms

 * Parodontal recessions.
 * Solitary periodontal recessions.
 * Generalized periodontal recessions.
 * Atrophy of the alveolus.

Plaque-associated gingivitis

 * Chronic gingivitis.
 * Acute necrotizing gingivitis.
 * Gingivitis associated with systemic conditions or medications (hormonal-influenced gingivitis, drug-induced gingivitis, HIV gingivitis).

Gingival manifestation of systemic diseases and mucocutaneous lesions

 * Bacterial, viral or fungal (e.g. acute herpetic gingivostomatitis).
 * Blood dyscrasia.
 * Mucocutaneous diseases (e.g. lichen planus, cicatricial pemphigoid).

Periodontitis associated with systemic disease

 * Juvenile periodontitis (generalized, localized).
 * Prepubertal periodontitis (generalized, localized).
 * Mucocutaneous diseases (e.g. lichen planus, cicatricial pemphigoid).

Refractory periodontitis

 * Early periodontitis - progression of gingival inflammation to deep periodontal structures with little loss of attachment and bone.
 * Moderate periodontitis - symptom intensification with marked bone loss, possibly with increased tooth mobility, in multirooted teeth, furcation involvement.

Related articles

 * Gingivitis
 * Parodontitis
 * Pathology of the periodontium
 * Parodont
 * Anatomy of the periodontium