Validation of a self-report questionnaire for periodontitis in a Japanese population

Abstract We aimed to assess the validity of the self-report questionnaire for periodontitis in a Japanese population. A Japanese 9-item self-report questionnaire, developed by translating English-version questions that were used to detect periodontitis, was validated against full-mouth clinically-as...

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Main Authors: Masanori Iwasaki, Michihiko Usui, Wataru Ariyoshi, Keisuke Nakashima, Yoshie Nagai-Yoshioka, Maki Inoue, Kaoru Kobayashi, Wenche S. Borgnakke, George W. Taylor, Tatsuji Nishihara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-93965-4