Chris R Irwin

Consultant/Reader in Restorative Dentistry, Department of Restorative Dentistry, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Science, Queen's University, Belfast

Periodontal disease in the older patient

Data reported in the 1998 Adult Dental Health Survey1 show increasing levels of attachment loss with age (Figure 2). In the 65+ age group, 85% of subjects exhibited attachment loss (ALOSS) of ≥4 mm,...