TOPIC: CLASSIFICATION OF PERIODONTAL DISEASES📌 POINTS TO PONDER ➡️ Main features of AAP 1999 classification system are as follows:🔹Addition of gingival disease component: Comprehensive section of gingival diseases is included in this classification.🔹Replacement of adult periodontitis with chronic periodontitis: There is replacement of the term “adult periodontitis” with chronic periodontitis, since epidemiological evidence suggests that chronic periodontitis may also be seen in adolescents.
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