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A radiographic study of the prevalence of chronic periodontitis in 14‐year‐old English schoolchildren
Author(s) -
Hull P. S.,
Hillam D. G.,
Beal J. F.
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
journal of clinical periodontology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.456
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1600-051X
pISSN - 0303-6979
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-051x.1975.tb01743.x
Subject(s) - medicine , dentistry , gingivitis , radiography , chronic periodontitis , periodontitis , molar , orthodontics , surgery
The prevalence of chronic periodontitis was investigated in six hundred and two 14‐year‐old English schoolchildren using a standardised radiographic technique. The inter‐proximal spaces on the mesial and distal aspects of the first molar teeth were examined. Oral cleanliness and gingivitis for the anterior teeth and caries prevalence were also recorded. Radiographic evidence of chronic periodontitis was detected in 51.5 % of the children examined. No significant relationship was demonstrated between bone loss associated with the first molars and any of the other parameters measured.