Clinical Appearance: pockets
Etiology: plaque and calculus, disease activity/patient resistance
Microbiology: multibacterial; primary = Porphyromonas gingivalis
Histopathology: attachment loss, bone resorption
Radiographic features: horizontal bone loss
Diagnosis: probing depth
Treatment and prognosis: remove local etiologic factors, education, control of associated factors
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