Background Dental caries and periodontitis are the most common oral diseases and major
causes of tooth loss. Aim To perform a review of global prevalence and incidence of dental …

Many definitions of periodontitis have been used in the literature for population‐based
studies, but there is no accepted standard. In early epidemiologic studies, the two major …

Background Health literacy has been found to be a strong predictor of an individuals' health,
health behavior and health outcomes. Lower literacy has been linked to problems with the …

Aim: Elevated plasma C‐reactive protein (CRP) is regarded as a risk predictor for
cardiovascular diseases. This systematic review explored the robustness of observations …

Objective To investigate protein citrullination by the periodontal pathogen Porphyromonas
gingivalis as a potential mechanism for breaking tolerance to citrullinated proteins in …

Objective: To perform a systematic review and critical analysis of the definitions of
periodontitis and the methods which have been used to identify and measure this disease …

Our understanding of the global epidemiology of periodontal disease has changed
considerably over the past 50 years. This change has been influenced not only by our …

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is now clearly a true autoimmune disease with accumulating
evidence of pathogenic disease‐specific autoimmunity to citrullinated proteins. Citrullination …

Periodontal diseases are among the most common diseases affecting humans. Dental
biofilm is a contributor to the etiology of most periodontal diseases. It is also widely accepted …

The currently used definitions of chronic and aggressive periodontitis were introduced at the
1999 World Workshop for the Classification of Periodontal Diseases and Conditions (2). This …