Using national register data to estimate the heritability of periodontitis.
Simown HowarthAnders EsbergRalf Kuja-HalkolaPernilla LundbergPatrik K E MagnussonIngegerd JohanssonPublished in: Journal of clinical periodontology (2021)
Periodontitis is a moderately heritable disease. Quantitative periodontal traits derived from electronic records are an attractive target for future genetic association studies.