| the distribution and interrelationship of actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans, porphyromonas gingivalis, prevotella intermedia, and bana scores among older adults. | in a random sample of subgingival dental plaque samples from 375 blacks and 300 whites aged 65 and older, immunofluorescence assays for 3 target pathogens including actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans, porphyromonas gingivalis, and prevotella intermedia, and bana enzyme analysis were carried out. blacks had significantly greater proportions of p. gingivalis and p. intermedia in their subgingival plaque and had significantly higher bana scores. these assay results were investigated for concordan ... | 1993 | 8381866 |
| characteristics of older adults experiencing periodontal attachment loss as gingival recession or probing depth. | while attachment loss currently is the best field examination indicator that periodontal disease has progressed, this measure is not disaggregated enough to differentiate between attachment loss that results in deeper pockets and attachment loss that results primarily in recession of the gingiva. if these two conditions have different etiologies, then efforts at predicting who will experience the condition from a single, general risk assessment model will be difficult. the purpose of this paper ... | 1994 | 7932023 |
| three-year tooth loss among black and white older adults in north carolina. | the distribution and determinants of tooth loss in older adults are poorly defined, especially in blacks, who have been underrepresented in previous studies. this study investigated, epidemiologically, the distribution and predictors of tooth loss in elder blacks and whites by following a random sample of older adults in north carolina for three years. it was hypothesized that blacks would be at greater risk of tooth loss and would have different risk factors for tooth loss. data from 263 blacks ... | 1995 | 7722064 |
| three-year root caries incidence and risk modeling in older adults in north carolina. | the purposes of this study were to describe the incidence of root caries and to identify its risk factors in a representative sample of older adults. | 1995 | 7643330 |