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In adults: 47.2% have periodontitis! How about in orthodontic patients?
1FOB-USP. consolaro@uol.com.br
Dental Press Journal of Orthodontics
|July 24, 2013
Abstract:
The occurrence of chronic inflammatory periodontal disease due to dental plaque in adults over 30 years of age was noticed in 47.2% of the 3,742 subjects studied, representing a 64.7 million people population in the 50 states of the U.S. and the District of Columbia. The methods used by the authors were uniquely precise and the results brought us to great insight on the correlation between orthodontic treatment and periodontal health, which is described below.
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