Specific risk indicators associated with either susceptibility or resistance to severe forms of
periodontal disease were evaluated in a cross‐section of 1,426 subjects, 25 to 74 years of age…

Background: This report describes prevalence, severity, and extent of periodontitis in the US
adult population using combined data from the 2009 to 2010 and 2011 to 2012 cycles of the …

Risk factors play an important role in an individual’s response to periodontal infection.
Identification of these risk factors helps to target patients for prevention and treatment, with …

Background: This report adds a new definition for mild periodontitis that allows for better
descriptions of the overall prevalence of periodontitis in populations. In 2007, the Centers for …

Periodontal health is defined by absence of clinically detectable inflammation. There is a
biological level of immune surveillance that is consistent with clinical gingival health and …

Periodontal diseases are infections, and many forms of the disease are associated with
specific pathogenic bacteria which colonize the subgingival area. At least two of these …

Severe periodontal disease often coexists with severe diabetes mellitus. Diabetes is a risk
factor for severe periodontal disease. A model is presented whereby severe periodontal …

The relationship between diabetes mellitus and oral health status was determined in Pirna
Indians from the Gila River Indian Community in Arizona. This tribe of native Americans has …

Background: Periodontitis is a local inflammatory process mediating destruction of periodontal
tissues triggered by bacterial insult. However, this disease is also characterized by …

This study tested the hypothesis that severe periodontitis in persons with non‐insulin‐dependent
diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) increases the risk of poor glycemic control. Data from the …