Predicting periodontitis progression?

Predicting Symptomatic Progression of Osteoarthritis

INTRODUCTION: Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a major source of morbidity in the aging population with a prevalence of over 16% in people older than 45. Prior studies typically define OA progression in terms of joint space narrowing or cartilage loss measured from radiographs or MRI. However, these methods do not directly capture the impact of OA on the patient Direct measures of OA on the symptoms...

Small RNA Transcriptome of the Oral Microbiome during Periodontitis Progression.

The oral microbiome is one of the most complex microbial communities in the human body, and due to circumstances not completely understood, the healthy microbial community becomes dysbiotic, giving rise to periodontitis, a polymicrobial inflammatory disease. We previously reported the results of community-wide gene expression changes in the oral microbiome during periodontitis progression and i...

Early-onset periodontitis: progression of attachment loss during 6 years.

We studied the pattern of progression of early-onset periodontitis and the change in the extent and severity of the periodontal condition in adolescents who were followed for 6 years. In a national survey of the oral health of U.S. children, 14,013 adolescents were examined clinically in 1986/1987 to assess the periodontal attachment loss of teeth. Individuals with early-onset periodontitis wit...

Predicting Progression of IgA Nephropathy: New Clinical Progression Risk Score

IgA nephropathy (IgAN) is a common cause of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) in Asia. In this study, based on a large cohort of Chinese patients with IgAN, we aim to identify independent predictive factors associated with disease progression to ESRD. We collected retrospective clinical data and renal outcomes on 619 biopsy-diagnosed IgAN patients with a mean follow-up time of 41.3 months. In tota...

Predicting progression of oral dysplasia--letter.