NEET MDS Lessons
Periodontology
Stage 1: Initial Lesion
- 2 – 4 days after plaque accumulation
Stage 2: Early Lesion
- Timeline: 4 – 7 days after plaque accumulation
- T – lymphocyte dominance
Stage 3: Established Lesion
- Characteristic: Plasma cells and B – lymphocytes dominance
Bleeding on Probing (BOP)
- Appears earlier than visual signs
- Absence = good negative predictor of attachment loss