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Left‐to‐right distribution of periodontal disease
Author(s) -
Darby IB,
Polster A,
Gan JS,
Guo Q,
Henein N,
Heredia A,
Horina H,
Sanduja D,
Radvar M
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
international journal of dental hygiene
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.674
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 1601-5037
pISSN - 1601-5029
DOI - 10.1111/j.1601-5037.2011.00509.x
Subject(s) - medicine , periodontology , dentistry , periodontal disease , gingival recession , oral hygiene , distribution (mathematics) , orthodontics , mathematical analysis , mathematics
To cite this article:
Int J Dent Hygiene10 , 2012; 74–79
DOI: 10.1111/j.1601‐5037.2011.00509.x
Darby IB, Polster A, Gan JS, Guo Q, Henein N, Heredia A, Horina H, Sanduja D, Radvar M. Left‐to‐right distribution of periodontal disease. Abstract: Aim: Symmetry is a property established in many human biological systems and it is reasonable to expect that it may also exist in the mouth. The objective of this study was to examine whether there is a similar left‐to‐right distribution in periodontal disease. Method: Records of 197 patients from the Periodontics department of The Royal Dental Hospital of Melbourne were analysed. The clinical parameters recorded were pocket probing depth, recession, bleeding on probing, mobility and furcation involvement. Results: The average age of our sample group was 47.5 years old, with 34.5% men and 65.5% women. The results demonstrated significant left‐to‐right distribution with all the periodontal indices recorded. Conclusion: The findings support previous studies that show that a similar left‐to‐right distribution exists in the population studied.