Third Molars May Remain Free of Periodontal Pathology Among Well-educated Young Adults With Good Oral Health Practices

Ventä Irja

doi:10.1016/j.jebdp.2015.10.010

Third Molars May Remain Free of Periodontal Pathology Among Well-educated Young Adults With Good Oral Health Practices

J Evid Based Dent Pract. 2015 Dec;15(4):195-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jebdp.2015.10.010. Epub 2015 Oct 28.

Author

Ventä Irja¹

Affiliation

¹ Associate Professor, Oral and Maxillofacial Diseases, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 41, 00014 Helsinki, Finland. Electronic address: irja.venta@helsinki.fi.

PMID: 26698009
DOI: 10.1016/j.jebdp.2015.10.010

Abstract

Article title and bibliographic information: Monitoring for periodontal inflammatory disease in the third molar region. Golden BA, Baldwin C, Sherwood C, Abdelbaky O, Phillips C, Offenbacher S, White RP, Jr.J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2015;73(4):595-9.

Reviewer: Ventä Irja, DDS, PhD PURPOSE/QUESTION: Third molars were followed up at 2-year intervals to assess changes of periodontal status in initially asymptomatic third molars with no clinical evidence of periodontal pathology.

Source of funding: This work was funded by the Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Foundation, the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, and the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

Type of study/design: Prospective cohort study

Level of evidence: Level 2: Limited-quality, patient-oriented evidence

Strength of recommendation grade: Not applicable.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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MeSH terms

Female
Humans
Male
Molar, Third / pathology*
Periodontal Index*
Periodontitis / classification*