Aggressive Periodontitis: Clinical and Microbiological Aspects of Development
Aggressive periodontitis has atypical clinical presentation and course of the disease. The article presents a literature review concerning terminology, microbiology and clinical features of aggressive periodontitis. The authors provide data on virulence mechanisms of Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans that plays the main role in etiology and pathogenesis of the disease. The literature review contains comprehensive approaches to the treatment of aggressive periodontitis, including controversial question on the efficacy of antibiotic therapy.