Assessing the Impact of Periodontal Therapy on Tooth Loss: A Register‐Based Longitudinal Study in Denmark
Periodontal therapy resulted in a modest reduction in tooth extractions among 40-year-olds with incident periodontitis over 20 years. The effectiveness of periodontal therapy against tooth loss seems to be considerably smaller than indicated by earlier clinical studies.
Authors
- Vibeke Bælum (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2195-8053)
- Eero Juhani Raittio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9258-9355)
Institutions
- University of Eastern Finland (FI)
- Aarhus University (DK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Community Dentistry And Oral Epidemiology
- Published
- 2025-09-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/cdoe.70026
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Oral microbiology and periodontitis research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.40