Prevalence, severity, and risk indicators of gingival inflammation in a multi-center study on South American adults: a cross sectional study

ABSTRACT Objectives: The aim of this study is to investigate the prevalence and severity of gingival inflammation and associated risk indicators in South American adults. Material and Methods: Multi-stage samples totaling 1,650 adults from Porto Alegre (Brazil), Tucumán (Argentina), and Santiago (...

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Main Authors: Paola Carvajal, Mariel Gómez, Sabrina Gomes, Ricardo Costa, Andres Toledo, Fernando Solanes, Hugo Romanelli, Rui Oppermann, Cassiano Rösing, Jorge Gamonal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of São Paulo
Series:Journal of Applied Oral Science
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-77572016000500524&lng=en&tlng=en