Gary D. Slade

TL;DR: The Oral Health Impact Profile offers a reliable and valid instrument for detailed measurement of the social impact of oral disorders and has potential benefits for clinical decision-making and research.

TL;DR: The findings suggest that the OHIP-14 has good reliability, validity and precision and will be important to replicate these findings in other populations.

TL;DR: A high prevalence of periodontitis in US adults aged ≥30 years is confirmed, with almost fifty-percent affected, and the prevalence was greater in non-Hispanic Asians than non- Hispanic whites, although lower than other minorities.

TL;DR: The ECOHIS performed well in assessing OHRQL among children and their families and studies in other populations are needed to further establish the instrument's technical properties.

TL;DR: Raised CRP levels among people with extensive periodontal disease persisted in multivariate analyses, with established risk factors for elevated CRP (diabetes, arthritis, emphysema, smoking, and anti-inflammatory medications) and sociodemographic factors controlled for, however,CRP levels were similarly raised in edentulous people.