Effect Modification by Obesity on Nonsurgical Periodontal Treatment
Obesity adversely modifies the effectiveness of nonsurgical periodontal treatment among dental school clinic patients.Knowledge Transfer Statement:The results of this study may be used by dental providers to better understand and manage periodontal therapy in patients with obesity. Furthermore, patients will be better informed about their therapeutic options and outcome success.
Authors
- Elizabeth A. Krall (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7529-2501)
- M. Marianne Jurasic (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8179-1443)
- Raul I. García (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2153-4629)
- Robert McDonough
- A Singhal
Institutions
- Boston University (US)
- University of Florida (US)
- Center for Clinical Research (United States) (US)
- Florida College (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JDR Clinical & Translational Research
- Published
- 2024-10-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/23800844241276863
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Oral microbiology and periodontitis research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.80
Funders
- National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research