Perio Risk Flashcards
early studies suggested periodontitis was _____
pandemic and everyone would get it
___ out of ____ American adults aged 30 and over has periodontal disease
1 out of 2
an estimated ____ million american adults have periodontitis
64.7 million-probably not too important
Risk
probability that an individual will get a specific disease in a given period of time
Risk indicator
probable or putative risk factors identified in cross sectional, but not confirmed in longitudinal studies
Risk Factor
local, genetic, or environmental factors that, when present, increase the likelihood of disease (ID through longitudinal studies)
Risk indicator vs Risk Factor
Factor has been studied and identified
Factors of periodontal disease
Local factors
Environmental factors
Systemic factors
Economic factors
Local factors
have an impact on the tooth-such as anatomy, number of pockets over 6mm, quality of bacteria, calculus, number of missing teeth and location, iatrogenic
does calculus cause periodontal disease?
NO-still a disruption though
Environmental factors of periodontal risk
smoking/tobacco/alcohol
iatrogenic factors
Cause not known
Systemic factors of perio
age, gender, genetics, pregnancy, HIV, artery disease,osteoporosis, vascular disease, obesity, stress, medications, hormone, diabetes, nutrition
economic factors
SES, education, lack of dental home? what
effective treatment of periodontitis would be enhanced through development of _______ models for risk assesment
multifactorial
