Periodontal Clinical Parameters as a Predictor of Bite Force: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Hussain Nayef Hussain Alsharif Kiran Kumar Ganji Mohammad Khursheed Alam Srinivas Munisekhar Manay Vinod Bandela Mohammed Ghazi Sghaireen Mohammed Assayed Mousa

Published in: BioMed research international (2021)

Among all periodontal clinical parameters, the percentage of remaining alveolar bone is the strong predictor of bite force and mobility; attachment loss and gingival recession cannot predict the bite force in the first molar region. Bite force is variable in different stages of periodontitis.

Keyphrases

single molecule
physical activity
bone mineral density
risk factors
bone loss