An interdisciplinary approach to the management of a young patient with generalized periodontitis - A case report with a 3-year follow-up

• Main Authors: Gulnar Dara Sethna (Author), Ameya Gajanan Moghe (Author), Sapna Poshanna Sonkurla (Author), Avinash Mahadev Kamble (Author), Anita Kapri (Author), Shobha Rajanna (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.
• Notes: 0976-237X; 0976-2361; 10.4103/ccd.ccd_336_19
• Keywords: bone grafts; case report; generalized periodontitis; guided tissue regeneration; india; Dentistry; RK1-715
• Source: Contemporary Clinical Dentistry, Vol 11, Iss 3, Pp 274-276 (2020)

Periodontitis has a multifactorial etiology as a result of interactions between periodontal pathogens and the host response. Due to the complex etiology and esthetic complications, the management of such patients is a challenging task. Vast arrays of treatment modalities are employed in the treatment of generalized periodontitis with varying success rates. Placental-derived tissues as allografts have recently been introduced for guided tissue regeneration in dentistry with favorable results. In this case report, successful periodontal treatment of a 25-year-old male patient with generalized periodontitis; Stage IV, Grade C, is presented with a 3-year follow-up. An interdisciplinary approach using regenerative periodontal surgery and a modified Andrew's bridge was used to successfully rehabilitate the patient. In a compliant patient with a well-structured interdisciplinary approach, questionable and hopeless teeth too can be retained over an extended period of time with no detrimental effect on the adjacent teeth.