Compliance with periodontal maintenance may be associated with increased tooth loss
Article Title and Bibliographic Information
Miyamoto T, Kumagai T, Jones JA, Van Dyke TE, Nunn ME. Compliance as a prognostic indicator: retrospective study of 505 patients treated and maintained for 15 years. J Periodontol 2006;77(2):223-32.
Level of Evidence
3a
Purpose/Question
To evaluate the impact of compliance with maintenance on tooth loss
Source of Funding
Not reported
Type of Study/Design
Cohort study
School of Dentistry, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195
ABSTRACT