Lewis Winning

Sep 18, 2024 | cambridge.org | Lewis Winning |Siobhan Scarlett |Michael Crowe |Michael O’Sullivan

Periodontitis is a multifactorial inflammatory disease associated with dysbiotic dental plaque biofilms and characterised by progressive destruction of the tooth-supporting structures(Reference Papapanou, Sanz and Buduneli1). The global age-standardised prevalence of severe periodontitis was 9·8 % (95 % uncertainty interval 8·2 %–11·4 %) in 2017, whilst the number of prevalent cases was 796 million (95 % uncertainty interval 671–930 million) worldwide(Reference Bernabe, Marcenes and Hernandez2).

Jul 2, 2024 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Vinay Sharma |Oscar Cassetti |Lewis Winning

INTRODUCTION Population-based cohort studies follow a sample or an entire population longitudinally and have been considered a valuable resource for investigating the developmental origins of health and disease [1-3]. Most oral diseases are chronic, cumulative, and have multifactorial etiology so are amenable to life course epidemiological studies [4].

Jul 29, 2023 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Vinay Sharma |Michael Crowe |Oscar Cassetti |Lewis Winning

1 INTRODUCTION Dental caries is the most common childhood disease worldwide.1 In 2017, the global prevalences of dental caries in primary and permanent teeth were 531 million and 2.3 billion respectively.2 The consequences of untreated dental caries in children include severe pain, reduced quality of life, lost study hours, sepsis and decreased performance at school and sports.1 In addition, the treatment cost of dental caries imposes a substantial economic burden on families and...