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Regional disparities in the prevalence of probing depths and tooth loss in germany-results

SourceJournal of Clinical PeriodontologyTier 1Peer-Reviewed Research

By Jana Gortschakow, Katrin Borof, Dominic Sasunna, Kathrin Kuhr, Ghazal Aarabi, Sebastian‐Edgar Baumeister, Antonio Ciardo, Karin Halina Greiser, Daniel Hagenfeld, Katrin Hertrampf, Ti‐Sun Kim, Jan Kühnisch, Tobias Pischon, Stefan L. Reckelkamm, Stefanie Samietz, Martin Wojciechowsky, Asma'a Alselwi, Yvonne Kemmling, Lilian Krist, Michael Leitzmann, Claudia Meinke‐Franze, Rafael Mikolajczyk, Nadia Obi, Regina Pickford, Nicole Pischon, Wolfgang Rathmann, Matthias B. Schulze, Sabine Schipf, Börge Schmidt, Stefan N. Willich, Stefan Rach, A. Rainer Jordan, Henry Völzke, Thomas Kocher, Philipp Kanzow, Alexander Welk, Stefan Rupf, Birte Holtfreter

Originally at onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Why it matters for dental

Periodontal disease burden varies markedly across German regions; practices in high-prevalence areas may face greater demand for non-surgical and surgical periodontal therapy, and DSOs evaluating market entry should factor regional disease patterns into staffing and referral strategies.

Key points

  • Nationwide German National Cohort (NAKO) data show significant regional differences in the prevalence of probing depths ≥ 3.5 mm and in the proportion of adults with tooth loss.
  • Higher probing-depth prevalence clusters in eastern and some northern federal states compared with southern and western states.
  • Tooth-loss prevalence tracks the same geographic gradient, suggesting cumulative effects of untreated periodontitis on long-term tooth retention.
  • Findings are published in Journal of Clinical Periodontology, EarlyView; no effective date or implementation window is stated.

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