K05.3

Applicable To

• Chronic pericoronitis

• Complex periodontitis

• Periodontitis NOS

• Simplex periodontitis

Clinical Information

• A disease that attacks the gum and bone around the teeth

• Chronic inflammation and loss of periodontium that is associated with the amount of dental plaque or dental calculus present. Chronic periodontitis occurs mostly in adults and was called adult periodontitis, but this disease can appear in young people.

• Inflammation and loss of connective tissues supporting or surrounding the teeth. This may involve any part of the periodontium. Periodontitis is currently classified by disease progression chronic periodontitis; aggressive periodontitis) instead of age of onset. from 1999 international workshop for a classification of periodontal diseases and conditions, american academy of periodontology)

• Inflammatory reaction of the tissues surrounding a tooth periodontium), usually resulting from the extension of gingival inflammation into the periodontium.

• Long-term inflammation of the gingiva surrounding the crown of a tooth, usually of an incompletely erupted tooth.

Details

• K05.3 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.

• The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM K05.3 became effective on October 1, 2022.

• This is the American ICD-10-CM version of K05.3 – other international versions of ICD-10 K05.3 may differ.