Periodontal risk score: Initiation and model validation for 6,762 teeth.

Muhammad H A Saleh Mustafa Tattan Giuseppe TroianoHimabindu DukkaAndrea RavidàRobert LevineHom-Lay WangPreston D Miller

Published in: Journal of periodontology (2022)

The periodontal risk score (PRS) displayed excellent predictive capability for anterior as well as posterior tooth loss due to periodontitis. This system was able to predict long-term tooth loss with a very high accuracy in a population treated mainly by dental students and periodontics residents. The use of this/similar prognosis system is advisable as a means to establish tooth prognosis.

Keyphrases

oral health
high school
newly diagnosed