The Potential Prognostic Value of Some Periodontal Factors for Tooth Loss: A Retrospective Multilevel Analysis on Periodontal Patients Treated and Maintained Over 10 Years

Abstract

Within the scope of this study, many traditional prognostic factors were ineffective in predicting future tooth loss and, therefore, were of no prognostic value. Conversely, a few specific factors at the tooth level emerged as viable prognostic factors. The use of these factors may be of great value to practitioners as predictors of tooth loss when assigning a prognosis.

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