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Methodological issues in epidemiological studies of periodontitis - how can it be improved?

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العنوان: Methodological issues in epidemiological studies of periodontitis - how can it be improved?
المؤلفون: Eaton Kenneth A, Leroy Roos, Savage Amir
المصدر: BMC Oral Health, Vol 10, Iss 1, p 8 (2010)
بيانات النشر: BMC
سنة النشر: 2010
المجموعة: Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles
مصطلحات موضوعية: Dentistry, RK1-715
الوصف: Background This position paper was commissioned by the European Association of Dental Public Health, which has established six working groups to investigate the current status of six topics related to oral public health. One of these areas is epidemiology of periodontal diseases. Methods Two theses "A systematic review of definitions of periodontitis and the methods that have been used to identify periodontitis" 1 and "Factors affecting community oral health care needs and provision" 2 formed the starting point for this position paper. Additional relevant and more recent publications were retrieved through a MEDLINE search. Results The literature reveals a distinct lack of consensus and uniformity in the definition of periodontitis within epidemiological studies. There are also numerous differences in the methods used. The consequence is that data from studies using differing case definitions and differing survey methods are not easily interpretable or comparable. The limitations of the widely used Community Periodontal Index of Treatment Need (CPITN) and its more recent derivatives are widely recognized. Against this background, this position paper reviews the current evidence base, outlines existing problems and suggests how epidemiology of periodontal diseases may be improved. Conclusions The remit of this working group was to review and discuss the existing evidence base of epidemiology of periodontal diseases and to identify future areas of work to further enhance it.
نوع الوثيقة: article in journal/newspaper
اللغة: English
تدمد: 1472-6831
العلاقة: http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6831/10/8Test; https://doaj.org/toc/1472-6831Test; https://doaj.org/article/86c7801bb483446cbd5695d659b8fb86Test
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6831-10-8
الإتاحة: https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6831-10-8Test
https://doaj.org/article/86c7801bb483446cbd5695d659b8fb86Test
رقم الانضمام: edsbas.1A634FC9
قاعدة البيانات: BASE
الوصف
تدمد:14726831
DOI:10.1186/1472-6831-10-8