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Stage it. Grade it.

The 2017 classification turned perio into a system: stage for severity and complexity, grade for the rate and the risk. Read each case, tap the stage and the grade, and learn the logic the moment you commit.

10 items · about 12 minutes

Perio classification
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Flawless — every case, both axes.
Staged and graded ten cases without a single miss on the first look. That is exam-ready.

Keep this · staging & grading at a glance

Stage IInterdental CAL 1–2 mm · bone loss in coronal third
Stage IICAL 3–4 mm · bone loss coronal third
Stage IIICAL ≥5 mm · bone loss to mid-third or beyond · ≤4 teeth lost to perio
Stage IVCAL ≥5 mm + complexity: ≥5 teeth lost, bite collapse, <20 teeth remaining
Grade A / B / C% bone loss ÷ age <0.25 / 0.25–1.0 / >1.0
Grade modifiersSmoking ≥10/day and HbA1c ≥7.0% push the grade up (toward C)
ExtentLocalized <30% of teeth · Generalized ≥30% · or molar–incisor
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This drill is a study aid based on the 2017 World Workshop (AAP/EFP) classification of periodontal and peri-implant diseases. Staging and grading here uses the worst-affected site and simplified thresholds for teaching; real diagnosis integrates the full clinical and radiographic picture and clinical judgment. The House of Hygiene is not affiliated with or endorsed by the JCNDE.