Audio Recording

Aggressive Periodontitis: What Have We Learned So Far?
Luciana Shaddox, DDS, MS, Ph.D


Aggressive periodontitis (AgP) is a rare and rapidly progressing form of periodontitis that often is characterized by early age of onset and a family aggregation. Due to the severe nature of this disease, it is thought that AgP is associated with the presence of a highly virulent flora and/or a high level of subject susceptibility. This lecture will explore the immunological mechanisms and bacterial profile associations with localized AgP (LAP) disease onset. We will also examine genetic contributions of this disease and discuss treatment modalities to help improve prevention techniques and therapeutic strategies.

Learning objectives:
Participants will be able to:

• Define immunological mechanisms associated with localized aggressive periodontitis (LAP).
• Define bacterial profile associations with LAP.
• Correlate bacterial profile and immunological characteristics in LAP.
• Provide information on treatment response in LAP and factors associated with this response.