Strauss, Franz-Josef; Espinoza, Iris; Stähli, Alexandra Beatrice; Baeza, Mauricio; Cortés, Ricardo; Morales, Alicia; Gamonal, Jorge (2019). Dental caries is associated with severe periodontitis in Chilean adults: a cross-sectional study. BMC Oral Health, 19(1), p. 278. BioMed Central 10.1186/s12903-019-0975-2
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BACKGROUND
The co-occurrence of caries and periodontitis and a possible association is still a matter of debate. Thus, the aim of the study was to determine the co-occurrence of caries and periodontitis in Chilean adults.
METHODS
Evaluation of periodontal and dental status in 994 adults (35-44 years old) based on the First Chilean National Examination Survey 2007-2008. The prevalence of caries was defined as the percentage of participants with one or more teeth with untreated caries by using the D component of the DMFT index (DT ≠ 0). The prevalence of periodontitis was determined using standard case definitions for population-based surveillance of periodontitis described by the CDC-AAP.
RESULTS
Individuals with caries had an approximately 40% higher prevalence of severe (29.3% vs 20.8%, p < 0.05) and a 13% higher prevalence of total periodontitis (89.3% vs 78.4%, p < 0.05) than those without caries. Ordinal logistic regression revealed a positive association between periodontitis and the number of teeth with caries (DT ≠ 0; 3 or 4 teeth with caries: OR 1.74; CI = 1.12-2.29 p < 0.05; 5 or more teeth with caries: OR 2.47; CI = 1.66-3.67 p < 0.01).
CONCLUSION
Dental caries is associated with the severity and prevalence of periodontitis in Chilean adults. Individuals with 3 or more teeth with untreated caries are more likely to suffer from periodontal disease.
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
04 Faculty of Medicine > School of Dental Medicine > Department of Periodontology |
UniBE Contributor: |
Stähli, Alexandra Beatrice |
Subjects: |
600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health |
ISSN: |
1472-6831 |
Publisher: |
BioMed Central |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Doris Burri |
Date Deposited: |
08 Jan 2020 09:36 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 15:35 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1186/s12903-019-0975-2 |
PubMed ID: |
31823773 |
Uncontrolled Keywords: |
Caries Chile Co-occurrence Epidemiology Periodontitis Prevalence |
BORIS DOI: |
10.7892/boris.137783 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/137783 |
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