Severe Periodontal Disease Is More Frequent Among Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Individuals

... Socioeconomic disadvantage at the individual and neighborhood level is associated with severe periodontitis among African-Americans and Whites, according to research conducted at the Mailman School of Public Health and reported in the American Journal of Public Health. The study was based on a sample of individuals aged 45 to 64 years, who participated in the Dental Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study, selected from four U... click link for more info. ...