Periodontal Attachment Loss in an Urban Population of Brazilian Adults: Effect of Demographic, Behavioral, and Environmental Risk Indicators

Susin, Cristiano; Formolo Dalla Vecchia, Caroline; Vicente Oppermann, Rui; Haugejorden, Ola; M. Albandar, Jasim

doi:10.1902/jop.2004.75.7.1033

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Periodontal Attachment Loss in an Urban Population of Brazilian Adults: Effect of Demographic, Behavioral, and Environmental Risk Indicators

Published in Journal of Periodontology • Jul 1, 2004

Authors:

Cristiano Susin

Caroline Formolo Dalla Vecchia

Rui Vicente Oppermann

Abstract

BACKGROUND: There is little information about the occurrence and risk factors of periodontal diseases in developing countries. This study describes the clinical attachment loss (CAL) in an adult Brazilian population and performs a risk assessment of demographic, behavioral, and environmental exposur...

Subject

Environmental health

Clinical attachment loss

Medicine

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