Question 56 · LDEK · Classification of periodontal diseases
Gingivitis associated with diabetes belongs to the group of:
- A. dental plaque-associated gingivitis .
- B. gingival diseases modified by systemic factors associated with the endocrine system.
- C. gingival diseases modified by systemic factors associated with blood dyscrasias.
- D. non-plaque associated gingival diseases.
- E. gingival symptoms of systemic diseases.
Hint
In the 1999 classification, diabetes-related gingivitis is grouped by the body system that modifies the plaque response.
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