Periodontal diagnosis in the context of the 2017 classification system of periodontal diseases and conditions: Presentation of a middle-aged patient with localised periodontitis

C Walter; P Ower; M Tank; N X West; I Needleman; F J Hughes; R Wadia; M R Milward; P J Hodge; I L C Chapple; T Dietrich

doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.2019.45

Periodontal diagnosis in the context of the 2017 classification system of periodontal diseases and conditions: Presentation of a middle-aged patient with localised periodontitis

Br Dent J. 2019 Jan 25;226(2):98-100. doi: 10.1038/sj.bdj.2019.45.

Authors

C Walter¹, P Ower², M Tank³, N X West⁴, I Needleman⁵, F J Hughes⁶, R Wadia⁷, M R Milward⁸, P J Hodge⁹, I L C Chapple⁸, T Dietrich¹⁰

Affiliations

¹ Department of Periodontology, Endodontology and Cariology, University Centre for Dental Medicine, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
² Specialist in Periodontology, Periocourses Ltd., Alton, UK.
³ Specialist in Periodontology, UK.
⁴ Periodontology Clinical Trials Group, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.
⁵ Department of Periodontology, Eastman Dental Institute, University College London, London, UK.
⁶ Centre for Host Microbial Interactions, Dental Institute, Kings College London, London, UK.
⁷ RW Perio and King's College London, London, UK.
⁸ Department of Periodontology, The School of Dentistry, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
⁹ Department of Periodontology, Dental School, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.
¹⁰ Department of Oral Surgery, The School of Dentistry, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.

PMID: 30679831
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bdj.2019.45

Abstract

The objective of this case report is to illustrate the diagnosis and classification of periodontitis according to the 2017 classification system as recommended in the British Society of Periodontology (BSP) implementation plan. We describe a case of a patient who was diagnosed with 'localised periodontitis; stage II, grade B; currently unstable'. The present case report presents an example for the application of the new classification system and illustrates how the new classification system captures disease severity, extent and disease susceptibility by staging and grading periodontitis.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Humans
Middle Aged
Periodontal Diseases*
Periodontics
Periodontitis*