LONGITUDINAL STATISTICAL-MODELS FOR LOSS OF SOUND SURFACES

Authors
BERKEY CS CHUANG SK DOUGLASS CW GARCIA RI
Citation
Cs. Berkey et al., LONGITUDINAL STATISTICAL-MODELS FOR LOSS OF SOUND SURFACES, Community dentistry and oral epidemiology, 21(2), 1993, pp. 62-66
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Dentistry,Oral Surgery & Medicine","Public, Environmental & Occupation Heath
Journal title
Community dentistry and oral epidemiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
03015661
Volume
21
Issue
2
Year of publication
1993
Pages
62 - 66
Database
ISI
SICI code
0301-5661(1993)21:2<62:LSFLOS>2.0.ZU;2-X
Abstract
Longitudinal data of 50-yr-old men, followed for 10 yr, were analyzed to identify variables which may be associated with healthy tooth surfa ce loss. Three types of longitudinal models were used, arriving at sim ilar conclusions. Predictors of sound tooth surface loss with aging in cluded pocket depth, mobility, and recession.