Open Access Review Article Journal of Dental Health and Oral Research Kashyap N | Volume 3; Issue 2 (2022) | JDHOR-3(2)-053 | Review Article Citation: Kashyap N, et al. Gingival and Periodontal Diseases Seen in Children and Adolescents: A Review of Literature. J Dental Health Oral Res. 2022;3(2):1-9. DOI: https://doi.org/10.46889/JDHOR.2022.3208 Gingival and Periodontal Diseases Seen in Children and Adolescents: A Review of Literature Nillotpol Kashyap ,1* , Shreya Rani 2 , Nishi Singh 3 , Soni Patel 2 1 Professor, Department of Pedodontics, Vananchal Dental College and Hospital, India 2 2 nd Year PG Student, Department of Pedodontics, Vananchal Dental College and Hospital, India 3 1 st Year PG Student, Department of Pedodontics, Vananchal Dental College and Hospital, India * Corresponding Author: Nillotpol Kashyap, Professor, Department of Pedodontics, Vananchal Dental College and Hospital, India; Email: nilkash9365@gmail.com Received Date: 24-05-2022; Accepted Date: 14-06-2022; Published Date: 22-06-2022 Copyright © 2022 by Kashyap N, et al. All rights reserved. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Abstract Gingival and periodontal ontal disease are seen in children at various stages of their growth period. Although gingival diseases are fairly common in children it is the opposite for periodontal diseases. Periodontal diseases are fairly uncommon in children and can be seen only if the children are suffering from some syndromes or genetical anomalies like Chediak Higashi syndrome, leucocytic adhesion defect etc. Gingival diseases can occur due to improper maintenance of oral health or during puberty in girls. Gingival diseases may have other causes like viral, bacterial, drug induced etc. This review article is an attempt to exlain the causes of gingival and periodontal diseases and their proper management in the dental clinic. Keywords Gingival Diseases; Plaque; Children; Anti-Epileptic Drugs Introduction Periodontal diseases are mostly seen in the adult population. However, it is not uncommon to see periodontal diseases in children and adolescents. Many rapidly destructive periodontal diseases can be seen in children in whom certain syndrome are present [1]. The importance of