Methodological issues in assessing the association between periodontitis and caries among adolescents

ConclusionsWe found an association between caries and periodontitis among adolescents. The “severity” of periodontitis was negatively associated with enamel/dentin caries, whereas the “extent” of periodontitis was positively associated with dentin caries irrespective of the analytical approach employed.

Source: Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology - February 15, 2018 Category: Dentistry Authors: Gustavo G. Nascimento, Vibeke Baelum, Gunnar Dahlen, Rodrigo Lopez Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research