Periodontal diseases in the United States population

Journal of Periodontology
R C OliverH Löe

Abstract

Recent epidemiologic surveys and studies have provided important information on the prevalence, extent, and severity of periodontal diseases in the United States. Over 50% of adults had gingivitis on an average of 3 to 4 teeth. Subgingival calculus was present in 67% of the population. Adult periodontitis, measured by the presence of periodontal pockets > or = 4 mm, was found in about 30% of the population on an average of 3 to 4 teeth. Severe pockets > or = 6 mm were found in less than 5% of the population. Attachment loss > or = 3 mm was found in 40% of the population. Gingival recession accounted for a significant amount of attachment loss. The prevalence of early-onset periodontitis ranged from less than 1% in 14- to 17-year-olds to 3.6% in young adults aged 18 to 34. Extensive and severe periodontitis was much more prevalent in minorities, people with less than a high school education, and those who had seen a dentist infrequently and had subgingival calculus. Smoking and diabetes have been identified as risk factors, especially diabetics with poor metabolic control, a long duration of the disease, and extensive subgingival calculus. Under managed care, there has been an expansion of soft tissue management programs in the ...Continue Reading

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