Prevalence of self-reported severe periodontitis: Data from the population-based CONSTANCES cohort.
Emmanuel WiernikAdeline RenuySofiane KabPhillippe Gabriel StegMarcel GoldbergMarie ZinsGiuseppina CaligiuriPhilippe BouchardMaria Clotilde CarraPublished in: Journal of clinical periodontology (2024)
The present survey indicates that (1) self-reported severe periodontitis is highly prevalent with marked disparities between groups in the general French adult population, and (2) periodontitis could frequently be under-diagnosed given the low awareness.