Methodological issues in assessing the association between periodontitis and caries among adolescents.
Gustavo Giacomelli NascimentoVibeke BaelumGunnar DahlenRodrigo LópezPublished in: Community dentistry and oral epidemiology (2018)
We found an association between caries and periodontitis among adolescents. The "severity" of periodontitis was negatively associated with enamel/dentin caries, whereas the "extent" of periodontitis was positively associated with dentin caries irrespective of the analytical approach employed.
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