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New Attempts to Modify Periodontal Risk Assessment for Generalized Aggressive Periodontitis: A Retrospective Study
Author(s) -
Lü Da,
Meng Huanxin,
Xu Li,
Lu Ruifang,
Zhang Li,
Chen Zhibin,
Feng Xianghui,
Shi Dong,
Tian Yu,
Wang Xian'e
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of periodontology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.036
H-Index - 156
eISSN - 1943-3670
pISSN - 0022-3492
DOI - 10.1902/jop.2013.120427
Subject(s) - medicine , aggressive periodontitis , periodontitis , retrospective cohort study , bleeding on probing , clinical attachment loss , dentistry
Background : Periodontal risk assessment (PRA) model was designed for risk evaluation of treated patients with periodontal disease. However, its use on generalized aggressive periodontitis (GAgP) had been scarcely reported. This study aims to investigate the association of original PRA/modified PRA (MPRA) and compliance of periodontal maintenance with long‐term treatment outcomes of Chinese patients with GAgP. Methods: Eighty‐eight patients from a GAgP cohort, who completed active periodontal treatment (APT) and accepted reevaluation 3 to 11 years (mean of 5.5 years) afterward, were enrolled. PRA was modified (three strategies involving replacement of bleeding on probing with bleeding index >2, counting sites with probing depth ≥6 mm and changing method of bone loss [BL] calculation) to classify patients into different risk groups based on data at the first recall after APT. PRA and three MPRA models were investigated regarding long‐term association with tooth loss (TL) and alteration of bone level (∆BL). Results: Based on original PRA, 87 patients (98.8%) had a high‐risk profile. According to three MPRA models, annual TL per patient values were greater in high‐risk groups than in low‐to‐moderate risk groups (MPRA‐1, 0.20 ± 0.33 versus 0.04 ± 0.14; MPRA‐2, 0.18 ± 0.32 versus 0.05 ± 0.14; MPRA‐3, 0.17 ± 0.32 versus 0.05 ± 0.15; P <0.05). By MPRA‐1, irregular compliers with low‐to‐moderate risk profile had greater ∆BL (0.027 ± 0.031, indicating bone increment) than those with high risk (−0.012 ± 0.064, tendency for BL). For regular compliers, no significant differences of annual TL or ∆BL were found between risk groups. Conclusions: MPRA models could be used for evaluating the long‐term outcomes of Chinese patients with severe GAgP, especially irregular compliers. High‐risk patients of MPRAs exhibited more TL and less bone fill than low‐to‐moderate risk ones.