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Review
. 2014 Nov;93(11):1045-53.
doi: 10.1177/0022034514552491. Epub 2014 Sep 26.

Global burden of severe periodontitis in 1990-2010: a systematic review and meta-regression

N J Kassebaum  1 , E Bernabé  2 , M Dahiya  3 , B Bhandari  2 , C J L Murray  4 , W Marcenes  5
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Global burden of severe periodontitis in 1990-2010: a systematic review and meta-regression

N J Kassebaum et al. J Dent Res. 2014 Nov.

Abstract

We aimed to consolidate all epidemiologic data about severe periodontitis (SP) and, subsequently, to generate internally consistent prevalence and incidence estimates for all countries, 20 age groups, and both sexes for 1990 and 2010. The systematic search of the literature yielded 6,394 unique citations. After screening titles and abstracts, we excluded 5,881 citations as clearly not relevant to this systematic review, leaving 513 for full-text review. A further 441 publications were excluded following the validity assessment. A total of 72 studies, including 291,170 individuals aged 15 yr or older in 37 countries, were included in the metaregression based on modeling resources of the Global Burden of Disease 2010 Study. SP was the sixth-most prevalent condition in the world. Between 1990 and 2010, the global age-standardized prevalence of SP was static at 11.2% (95% uncertainty interval: 10.4%-11.9% in 1990 and 10.5%-12.0% in 2010). The age-standardized incidence of SP in 2010 was 701 cases per 100,000 person-years (95% uncertainty interval: 599-823), a nonsignificant increase from the 1990 incidence of SP. Prevalence increased gradually with age, showing a steep increase between the third and fourth decades of life that was driven by a peak in incidence at around 38 yr of age. There were considerable variations in prevalence and incidence between regions and countries. Policy makers need to be aware of a predictable increasing burden of SP due to the growing world population associated with an increasing life expectancy and a significant decrease in the prevalence of total tooth loss throughout the world from 1990 to 2010.

Keywords: incidence; oral health; periodontal diseases; prevalence; statistics; world health.

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The authors declare no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the authorship and/or publication of this article.

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Flowchart of the selection of studies for the review.
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Prevalence (proportion) and incidence (per 100,000 person-years) of severe chronic periodontitis in 1990 (light line) and 2010 (dark line) with 95% uncertainty intervals by age.
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Age-standardized prevalence (proportion) of severe chronic periodontitis in 2010 worldwide.
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Figure 4.
Age-standardized incidence (per 100,000 person-years) of severe chronic periodontitis in 2010 worldwide.
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