Epidemiology of periodontitis in the Asia and Oceania regions

The Effect of Parenting Practices on the Severity of Gingival Bleeding in Children

“…Oral hygiene status had a positive direct effect on severity of gingival bleeding with poorer oral hygiene causing a greater proportion of teeth with gingival bleeding, which is in accordance with the literature 32 . Results from the path analysis showed SES was associated with both oral hygiene status, and extent of gingival bleeding.…”

Residual ridge dimensions at edentulous maxillary first molar sites and periodontal bone loss among two ethnic cohorts seeking tooth replacement

“…; Petersen & Ogawa ). While attributed to over‐representation of such individuals among those seeking tooth replacement and accepting CBCT examination, this may possibly also reflect a broader lack of preventive dental care and other behavioral risk factors specific to these sociodemographics (Corbet & Leung ). The radiological criteria adopted for periodontal case definition is a likely influencing factor; exemplifying the issue of a need for a uniform criteria for this variable in studies addressing risk.…”

Intra‐pocket anaesthesia and pain during probing, scaling and root planing: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

“…The prevalence of periodontal diseases has risen in Latin America (Oppermann et al, 2015), Asia (Corbet and Leung, 2011) and in some European regions (Konig et al, 2010).…”