This investigation sought to determine the clinical utility of the Periodontal Profile Classes and Tooth Profile Classes (PPC/TPC) taxonomy for risk assessment, specifically for predicting periodontal disease progression and incident tooth loss. Methods The analytic sample comprised 4,682 adult participants...
Methods The analytic sample comprised 4,682 adult participants of two prospective cohort studies (Dental Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study and Piedmont Dental Study) with information on periodontal disease progression and incident tooth loss. The PPC/TPC taxonomy includes seven distinct PPCs (...
Knowledge of mothers from different social classes regarding oral health in the city of Cocal do Sul (SC) Introduction:Dental caries and periodontal disease are common anomalies, and socioeconomic factors may interfere in the development of these pathologies.We... C Luciane,ER Bottan,JB Birolo,....
periodontal diseasehumoral immunityvaccineWe previously reported that Macaca fascicularis immunized with formalin-killed Porphyromonas gingivalis were protected against the bone loss of periodontitis. To examine mechanisms of protection, we determined specific immunoglobulin G (IgG), IgM and IgA titers and op...
Introduction:Dental caries and periodontal disease are common anomalies, and socioeconomic factors may interfere in the development of these pathologies.We believe that the knowledge of mothers regarding oral health is important because the family members create and transmit values, knowledge and health ...