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ArticleContemporary clinical dentistry

Differential Diagnosis between Chronic versus Aggressive Periodontitis and Staging of Aggressive Periodontitis: A Cross-sectional Study.

Srinivas Sulugodu Ramachandra, Vivek Vijay Gupta, Dhoom Singh Mehta, Kalyan C Gundavarapu, Nibali Luigi

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Article in Contemporary clinical dentistry. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 authors at 4 institutions in 4 countries.

Srinivas Sulugodu RamachandraFaculty of Dentistry, SEGi University, Selangor, Malaysia.
Vivek Vijay GuptaFaculty of Dentistry, SEGi University, Selangor, Malaysia.
Dhoom Singh MehtaDepartment of Periodontology, Bapuji Dental College and Hospital, Davangere, Karnataka, India.
Kalyan C GundavarapuFaculty of Dentistry, SEGi University, Selangor, Malaysia.
Nibali LuigiCentre for Immunobiology & Regenerative Medicine, Centre for Oral Clinical Research, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK.
Bapuji Dental College and Hospital · INCreative Commons · USQueen Mary University of London · GBSEGi University · MY

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundDifferentiating between chronic periodontitis (CP) and aggressive periodontitis (AgP) is challenging. The aim of this study was to assess the variations in diagnosis between CP versus AgP and the staging of AgP based on the disease-staging index for AgP among periodontists, specialists in oral medicine, and general dental practitioners (GDPs). MATERIALS AND

methodsFifteen cases diagnosed as either CP or AgP were included in a "case document" and sent electronically to 75 respondents. Case document included a detailed history with periodontal charting, clinical features, images, and radiographs for all the cases. Diagnosis and staging for the case (if diagnosed as AgP) were requested. A reordered case document (cases in a different sequence) was again sent to respondents after a gap of 1 month. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS: Descriptive statistics including frequency and percentage were calculated. Pearson's Chi-square test was used to analyze the data collected.

resultsFor the "case document," 10.17% of the responses were different from those of the authors for diagnosis, whereas 4.48% of the responses were different from those of the authors for the staging of AgP. The agreement in the overall responses was in the range of 0.69-0.84, which was considered good. Comparison of the responses for diagnosis showed statistically significant (

conclusionsVariations exist among respondents regarding the diagnosis of CP versus AgP. Staging of AgP based on the listed criteria showed low variations.

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Aggressive periodontitischronic periodontitisdiagnosisstagingvariations

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