Brown L J, Garcia R
National Institute of Dental Research, Bethesda, MD.
J Periodontol. 1994 May;65(5 Suppl):551-63. doi: 10.1902/jop.1994.65.5s.551.
The relation between utilization of dental services from community dentists and the extent and severity of alveolar bone loss is reported for a panel of men followed for over 6 years. Oral health data were collected by the Department of Veterans Affairs, Dental Longitudinal Study, which began in 1969 and still continues. Participants have received regular oral examinations approximately every 3 years. A variety of oral health conditions were assessed, including plaque, calculus, gingival inflammation, probing depth, tooth mobility, clinical attachment level, and alveolar bone loss. Utilization data were abstracted from the dental records of dental offices that participants attended from 1979 through 1988. Multivariate modeling as well as comparisons of high utilizers and non-utilizers indicate that utilization of routine diagnostic and preventive services was not predictive of the extent and severity of periodontitis.
对于一组随访超过6年的男性，报告了其接受社区牙医牙科服务的情况与牙槽骨丧失的程度和严重程度之间的关系。口腔健康数据由退伍军人事务部牙科纵向研究收集，该研究始于1969年，至今仍在继续。参与者大约每3年接受一次定期口腔检查。评估了多种口腔健康状况，包括牙菌斑、牙结石、牙龈炎症、探诊深度、牙齿松动度、临床附着水平和牙槽骨丧失。利用数据从参与者在1979年至1988年期间就诊的牙科诊所的牙科记录中提取。多变量建模以及高利用者和非利用者的比较表明，常规诊断和预防服务的利用并不能预测牙周炎的程度和严重程度。
