Pia Andersson

Periodontal status in an older population: An 18‐year longitudinal comparative study

Abstract Background The prevalence of periodontitis increases with aging. The present study aimed to assess descriptively the changes in periodontal status over an 18‐year period among individuals aged 60 and 66 years at baseline who participated in the Swedish National Study on...

Periodontitis and all-cause mortality in 60- and 66-year-old individuals: a 23-year prospective cohort study

OBJECTIVE: The present study aimed to investigate the association between baseline moderate-to-severe periodontitis and all-cause mortality over a 23-year follow-up among individuals aged 60 and 66 years. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This longitudinal study was based on data from the S...