Periodontal status among elderly inhabitants of northern Manhattan: The WHICAP ancillary study of oral health.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

We conducted a cross-sectional study of the prevalence, extent and severity of periodontitis in a tri-ethnic cohort of ≥65 year-old participants of the Washington-Heights Inwood Community Aging Project (WHICAP).

Methods

1,130 individuals (57% of eligible invitees) participated in a full-mouth periodontal examination that included assessments of bleeding on probing, pocket depth and clinical attachment loss (CAL) at six sites/tooth.

Results

Participants had a mean age of 75.4 years (SD 6.7), were predominantly female (66.6%) and Hispanic (44.7%), and of middle/low educational attainment (~82%). The prevalence of edentulism was 14.7%, and an average of 17.1 teeth (SD 8.0) was present among the dentate. The prevalence of moderate/severe periodontitis according to the

SUBMITTER: Shariff JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6242775 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature