Question 214 · LDEK · Classification of periodontal diseases
According to the current periodontal disease classification, what is the category for necrotic lesions in the periodontium in a female patient with multiple myeloma treated with high-dose IV infusions of zoledronic acid?
- A. non-plaque induced gingival lesions.
- B. IVC periodontitis.
- C. cancers causing periodontitis.
- D. necrotising periodontitis.
- E. the current periodontal disease classification does not include such lesions.
Hint
Consider whether the 2017 classification lists antiresorptive drug-related bone necrosis as a separate periodontal entity.
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