Periodontal disease and its impact on general health in Latin America. Section II: Introduction part II

• Main Authors: Paola Carvajal (Author), Rolando Vernal (Author), Daniela Reinero (Author), Zilson Malheiros (Author), Bernal Stewart (Author), Claudio Mendes Pannuti (Author), Giuseppe Alexandre Romito (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica, 2020-04-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract: The epidemiological data on gingivitis and periodontitis in Latin America are scarce, as the majority of the Latin American studies have analyzed probing depth instead of clinical attachment loss. Reported data have shown high variations in results between different Latin American countrie...