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A fractal model for periodontal breakdown in periodontal disease
Author(s) -
Landini Gabriel
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
journal of periodontal research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.31
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1600-0765
pISSN - 0022-3484
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0765.1991.tb01642.x
Subject(s) - periodontal disease , fractal , medicine , dentistry , mathematics , mathematical analysis
This paper presents a computer model of periodontal breakdown based on 1/f noise. The model is multifactorial and simulates the disease advancing with age in bursts and remissions, as seen in previous epidemiologic studies. Changing the weight of some parameters changed the simulated periodontal breakdown dramatically, disclosing antagonistic and synergistic effects between the causal factors.