Co-occurrence of dental caries and periodontitis: multilevel modelling approach
Lina Stangvaltaite-Mouhat,
Rasa Skudutyte-Rysstad,
Hayley Ko
et al.
Abstract:Background
Previous studies reported varyingly positive, negative, or no relationships between caries and periodontitis. Therefore, the aim was to assess the potential co-occurrence of caries experience and periodontal inflammation on the same teeth.
Methods
This cross-sectional study used data from the Lithuanian National Oral Health Survey. The study included a stratified random sample of 1405 individuals aged 34–78, recruited from 5 Lithuanian c… Show more
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