Journal
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PERIODONTOLOGY
Volume 45, Issue -, Pages S149-S161Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/jcpe.12945
Keywords
aggressive periodontitis; biomarkers; case definition; chronic periodontitis; classification; clinical attachment loss; diagnosis; furcation involvement; grade A periodontitis; grade B periodontitis; grade C periodontitis; inflammatory burden; infrabony defect; masticatory dysfunction; necrotizing periodontitis; periodontal pocket; periodontitis; periodontitis as manifestation of systemic disease; periodontitis; grade; periodontitis; stage; radiographic bone loss; risk factors; stage I periodontitis; stage II periodontitis; stage III periodontitis; stage IV periodontitis; standard of care; tooth hypermobility; tooth loss
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- European Research Group on Periodontology (ERGOPerio, Genova, Italy)
- Straumann AG
- Geistlich AG
- Sunstar SA
- Procter Gamble
- Unilever
- Osteology Foundation
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [25460137] Funding Source: KAKEN
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BackgroundAuthors were assigned the task to develop case definitions for periodontitis in the context of the 2017 World Workshop on the Classification of Periodontal and Peri-Implant Diseases and Conditions. The aim of this manuscript is to review evidence and rationale for a revision of the current classification, to provide a framework for case definition that fully implicates state-of-the-art knowledge and can be adapted as new evidence emerges, and to suggest a case definition system that can be implemented in clinical practice, research and epidemiologic surveillance. MethodsEvidence gathered in four commissioned reviews was analyzed and interpreted with special emphasis to changes with regards to the understanding available prior to the 1999 classification. Authors analyzed case definition systems employed for a variety of chronic diseases and identified key criteria for a classification/case definition of periodontitis. ResultsThe manuscript discusses the merits of a periodontitis case definition system based on Staging and Grading and proposes a case definition framework. Stage I to IV of periodontitis is defined based on severity (primarily periodontal breakdown with reference to root length and periodontitis-associated tooth loss), complexity of management (pocket depth, infrabony defects, furcation involvement, tooth hypermobility, masticatory dysfunction) and additionally described as extent (localized or generalized). Grade of periodontitis is estimated with direct or indirect evidence of progression rate in three categories: slow, moderate and rapid progression (Grade A-C). Risk factor analysis is used as grade modifier. ConclusionsThe paper describes a simple matrix based on stage and grade to appropriately define periodontitis in an individual patient. The proposed case definition extends beyond description based on severity to include characterization of biological features of the disease and represents a first step towards adoption of precision medicine concepts to the management of periodontitis. It also provides the necessary framework for introduction of biomarkers in diagnosis and prognosis.
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