Periodontal Initial Radiological Findings of Genetically Predisposed Finnish Adolescents.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Periodontitis is a multifactorial infectious disease of the supporting tissues of teeth in which bacterial, genetic and lifestyle factors such as smoking have an important role.

Aim

The aim was to examine if Bleeding On Probing (BOP ≥ 20%) and ≥ 4 mm deep pockets correlated with any suspicion of initial radiological findings of periodontitis and bone loss. We also investigated whether any pro-inflammatory-related candidate Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) were associated with any suspicion of radiological findings.

Materials and methods

Altogether 47 generally healthy adolescent patients of one birth cohort had given their approval for their saliva samples to be used for DNA analysis. One participant was excluded after discrepant gender check. An or

SUBMITTER: Heikkinen AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5583941 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature