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Liang Wei
Researcher at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Publications - 19
Citations - 4759
Liang Wei is an academic researcher from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The author has contributed to research in topics: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey & Periodontitis. The author has an hindex of 13, co-authored 17 publications receiving 3835 citations.
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Prevalence of Periodontitis in Adults in the United States: 2009 and 2010
TL;DR: In this article, the authors estimated the prevalence, severity, and extent of periodontitis in the adult U.S. population, with data from the 2009 and 2010 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) cycle.
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Update on Prevalence of Periodontitis in Adults in the United States: NHANES 2009 to 2012.
Paul I. Eke,Bruce A. Dye,Liang Wei,Gary D. Slade,Gina Thornton-Evans,Wenche S. Borgnakke,George W. Taylor,Roy C. Page,James D. Beck,Robert J. Genco +9 more
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.
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Update of the Case Definitions for Population‐Based Surveillance of Periodontitis
TL;DR: Total periodontitis using the case definitions in this study should be based on the sum of mild, moderate, and severeperiodontitis.
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Periodontitis in US Adults: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2009-2014.
TL;DR: This nationally representative study shows that periodontitis is a highly prevalent oral disease among US adults and that general dentists should be aware of the high prevalence ofperiodontitis and may provide preventive care and counselling for Periodontitis.
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Accuracy of NHANES Periodontal Examination Protocols
TL;DR: It is suggested that NHANES protocols produce high levels of misclassification of periodontitis cases and thus have low validity for surveillance and research.