Changes

==Description==  

==Description==  

Periodontal disease is essentially an inflammatory response by the supporting structures of the teeth known as the periodontium. These structures include:

Periodontal disease is essentially an inflammatory response by the supporting structures of the teeth known as the periodontium. These structures include:

*gingiva

*[[Oral Cavity - Teeth & Gingiva - Anatomy & Physiology|gingiva]]

*periodontal ligaments

*periodontal ligaments

*cementum

*cementum

*'''Gingivitis''' - Reversible inflammation of the marginal gingival tissues that does not affect the periodontal ligament or the alveolar bone.

*'''Gingivitis''' - Reversible inflammation of the marginal gingival tissues that does not affect the periodontal ligament or the alveolar bone.

*'''Periodontitis''' - Inflammation and irreversible destruction of the tooth's supporting structures that includes the gingiva, periodontal ligament, alveolar bone and root cementum. It usually occurs after years of plaque acculmulation and gingivitis. The epithelial attachments of the tooth regress apically and there is absorption of the associated alveolar bone, resulting in permanent loss of tooth support.

*'''Periodontitis''' - Inflammation and irreversible destruction of the tooth's supporting structures that includes the [[Oral Cavity - Teeth & Gingiva - Anatomy & Physiology|gingiva]], periodontal ligament, alveolar bone and root cementum. It usually occurs after years of plaque acculmulation and gingivitis. The epithelial attachments of the tooth regress apically and there is absorption of the associated alveolar bone, resulting in permanent loss of tooth support.

==Diagnosis==

==Diagnosis==