IADR Abstract Archives
Associations of Tooth Sites with Degrees of Periodontal destruction in Taiwanese Population: A Cross-sectional Study.
Objectives:
To investigate the associations of the periodontally compromised tooth or sites with the severity of periodontal destruction in Taiwanese population.
Methods: 119 patients who have been diagnosed with generalized chronic periodontitis were recruited from Dental Clinic of National Taiwan University Hospital from 2014-2015. All the patients received full-mouth periodontal examination including probing depth, recession, clinical attachment level and residual teeth by one well-trained periodontist. All participants provided written informed consent, and all protocols were approved by the Ethical Committee of National Taiwan University Hospital. The specific tooth position or sites those were associated with more periodontal destruction were investigated.
Results: The results show that upper and lower posterior teeth with significantly more sites with probing depth > 5mm, compared with those in anterior teeth (P < 0.001). Moreover, posterior lingual sites showed the significantly higher frequency with probing depth > 5mm than those in posterior buccal side (P < 0.001).
Conclusions: Periodontal destruction was more prominent in posterior teeth, especially at posterior lingual sites. This may mainly relate to the difficulty of access for oral hygiene care in those area.
To investigate the associations of the periodontally compromised tooth or sites with the severity of periodontal destruction in Taiwanese population.
Methods: 119 patients who have been diagnosed with generalized chronic periodontitis were recruited from Dental Clinic of National Taiwan University Hospital from 2014-2015. All the patients received full-mouth periodontal examination including probing depth, recession, clinical attachment level and residual teeth by one well-trained periodontist. All participants provided written informed consent, and all protocols were approved by the Ethical Committee of National Taiwan University Hospital. The specific tooth position or sites those were associated with more periodontal destruction were investigated.
Results: The results show that upper and lower posterior teeth with significantly more sites with probing depth > 5mm, compared with those in anterior teeth (P < 0.001). Moreover, posterior lingual sites showed the significantly higher frequency with probing depth > 5mm than those in posterior buccal side (P < 0.001).
Conclusions: Periodontal destruction was more prominent in posterior teeth, especially at posterior lingual sites. This may mainly relate to the difficulty of access for oral hygiene care in those area.