Prevalence of Periodontal Diseases in Adults Many studies look at the prevalence of “advanced periodontitis”, but have differing definitions of this term. Generally though, severe forms of periodontitis do not seem to affect more than 15\% of the population of industrialized countries. The proportion of such subjects increases with age and seems to peak between 50 and 60 years. A later decline in prevalence may be due to tooth loss. Incidence of Periodontitis Like measurements of prevalence of periodontitis, the measurement of incidence will vary depending upon the case definition of the disease. Often “incidence” refers to new sites that meet the definition of periodontitis, even if they occur within a person that already has other diseased sites. Early Onset Periodontitis Albandar 2002 examined 690 school attendees aged 12–25 years. They found that 2.3\% had generalized EOP and 4.2\% had localized EOP. This total of 6.5\% contrasted with 1.8\% for Nigeria, 3.1–3.7\% for Brazil, 6.8\% in India and 8\% in Sudan. The prevalence in Caucasian populations is in the 0.1\% to 0.2\% range and may indicate that subjects originating from the sub-Saharan countries of Africa may be at higher risk of developing EOP.
Prevalence of periodontal diseases in adults Many studies look at the prevalence of “advanced periodontitis”, but have differing definitions of this term. Generally though, severe forms of periodontitis do not seem to affect more than 15\% of the population of industrialized countries. The proportion of such subjects increases with age and seems to peak between 50 and 60 years. A later decline in prevalence may be due to tooth loss. Incidence of periodontitis Like measurements of prevalence of periodontitis, the measurement of incidence will vary depending upon the case definition of the disease. Often “incidence” refers to new sites that meet the definition of periodontitis, even if they occur within a person that already has other diseased sites. Early onset periodontitis Albandar 2002 examined 690 school attendees aged 12–25 years. They found that 2.3\% had generalized EOP and 4.2\% had localized EOP. This total of 6.5\% contrasted with 1.8\% for Nigeria, 3.1–3.7\% for Brazil, 6.8\% in India and 8\% in Sudan. The prevalence in Caucasian populations is in the 0.1\% to 0.2\% range and may indicate that subjects originating from the sub-Saharan countries of Africa may be at higher risk of developing EOP.
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