These lesions are irreversible and often go undiagnosed; therefore, it is important for the clinician to be familiar with the clinical presentation and aetiology.
Generalized aggressive periodontitis (GAgP) has historically been known by several names: generalized juvenile periodontitis, rapidly progressive periodontitis, and severe periodontitis. The assignment of different names for a disease with an unusual combination of clinical symptoms indicates that GAgP has been viewed, by most clinicians, as a distinctly different disease from chronic periodontitis [1-3].
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