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Features of periodontitis include:

 Often occurs in middle age.

 Usually progresses slowly.

 Can have unpredictable bursts of activity (active phases may need clinical intervention).

 Can result from the progression of gingivitis, but not always – many people have gingivitis for years but do not develop periodontitis.

 Patients can present with no obvious visual clinical signs (in some cases, the tissues can look quite healthy). Only pocket probing and radiographs will identify the loss of supporting structures.