Dental Status of Adults with and without Periodontitis

Abstract

All 30- to 59-year old subjects (N = 757) from a representative sample of adult Finns (total sample = 1,105), showing advanced periodontitis (marginal bone loss more than 30%, n = 125), were compared with their age- and sex-matched pairs showing no marginal bone loss (n = 291) with respect to the number of intact teeth (no caries experience) present. Both male (n = 83) and female (n = 42) subjects with advanced periodontitis had more intact teeth and intact molars than their matched pairs (113 men and 178 women) (P less than or equal to 0.01 for intact teeth and P less than or equal to 0.05 for intact molars in both groups). The total number of teeth present did not differ significantly between the compared groups. Contrary to earlier hypotheses, our results suggest that periodontitis and dental caries do not necessarily share a common etiology.

The Effect of Salivary Calcium and Fluoride Toothpaste on the Formation of KOH-Soluble Fluoride: In Vitro Study

“…Prior to their study, Ashley (24) and Shaw (25) established an inverse relationship between caries and mineral content of plaque and saliva (23,24). Sewon et al also found that periodontitis-affected subjects have more intact teeth than subjects who are free of the disease (26). Therefore, while further investigation remains necessary in the field of smokers' saliva mineral content, our results provide a possible mechanistic explanation of existence of more intact teeth in subjects with periodontitis.…”

“…Prije njih su Ashley (24) i Shaw (25) uspostavili suprotni odnos između karijesa i mineralnog sadržaja plaka i sline (23,24). Sewon i suradnici također su otkrili da kod pacijenata s parodontitisom postoji više intaktnih zuba negoli kod ispitanika koji nemaju parodontitis (26). Dakle, iako su nužna daljnja istraživanja u području mineralnog sadržaja sline pušača, naši rezultati mogu dati mehanističko objašnjenje za postojanje više intaktnih zuba kod osoba s parodontitisom.…”

Association of salivary calcium, phosphate, pH and flow rate on oral health: A study on 90 subjects

“…[16] Since 1990, Sewσn et al . with their series of studies,[45671718] have shown that oral mineralization potential of saliva plays an important role in periodontal health and disease. Mineralization favoring factors are known to maintain the integrity of enamel surfaces and intraoral mineralization capacity has been a matter of scientific interest for decades.…”

“…that subjects with periodontitis have more intact teeth and more intact molars than subjects who are free of the disease. [6]…”

“…[5] It was also found that subjects with periodontitis have more intact teeth and more intact molars than subjects who are free of the disease. [6] Therefore, the present concept is that periodontitis affected subjects have higher intraoral mineralization potential. Moreover, it is demonstrated that several mineralization favoring factors are prominent in periodontitis-affected subjects when compared with those who are periodontitis-free.…”