Global Prevalence of Periodontal Disease and Lack of Its Surveillance

Ashraf Nazir, Muhammad; Al‐Ansari, Asim; S. Al‐Khalifa, Khalifa; Alhareky, Muhanad; Gaffar, Balgis; Almas, Khalid

doi:10.1155/2020/2146160

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Global Prevalence of Periodontal Disease and Lack of Its Surveillance

Published in The Scientific World JOURNAL • May 28, 2020

Authors:

Muhammad Ashraf Nazir

Asim Al‐Ansari

Khalifa S. Al‐Khalifa

Abstract

Background. Periodontal disease is a public health problem and is strongly associated with systemic diseases; however, its worldwide distribution is not fully understood.Objective. To evaluate global data of periodontal disease: (1) among adolescents, adults, and older population and (2) in low-, mi...

Subject

Medicine

Periodontitis

Periodontal disease

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