Prediction of Periodontal Disease From Multiple Self‐Reported Items in a German Practice‐Based Sample

Abstract

The combination of several self-reported items may be useful for ascertainment of periodontal disease in epidemiologic studies.

10-year Survival Evaluation for Glass-fiber–supported Postendodontic Restoration: A Prospective Observational Clinical Study

“…Nonetheless, of 41 teeth assessed clinically, in 39 the post and the tooth were clinically intact. This underlines that self-report seemed to be sufficient for this kind of clinical examination as reported for periodontal studies (11). Only half of the teeth judged as being clinically inconspicuous could be assessed radiographically as well.…”

Validity of Self-reported History of Endodontic Treatment in the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging

“…Some studies concerning self-reported periodontal health status verified that one single question is not as accurate as a combination of multiple questions in the detection of periodontal disease (17, 21). It was suggested a model including different self-reported variables and other related periodontal risk factors in a multivariable prediction rule for a valid assessment of periodontal disease.…”

“…Self-report measures have been shown to provide accurate estimates for number of teeth (7, 8, 12–16), periodontal disease (17, 18), dental fillings (8) and the presence of dentures or prosthetic appliances (8, 12, 14, 16, 19). Self-report measures, however, have not always been found to accurately reflect the number of replaced teeth (19), periodontal disease (8, 20, 21) or dental agenesis (22).…”

Prediction of Periodontitis Occurrence: Influence of Classification and Sociodemographic and General Health Information

“…Periodontal variables at age 24 years significantly associated with periodontal outcome at age 31 years determined by DTA were maintained in the model independently of their P values. Individuals were ranked according to their predictive values 32 . Considering true prevalence of periodontal disease occurrence at aged 31 years according to different classifications, individuals were dichotomized as presenting or not presenting the disease.…”