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ArticleCommunity dentistry and oral epidemiology2025

Cross-Sectional Clinical Validation of the Periodontal Disease Self-Report Measure.

Casey D Wright, Arif Salman, Raul I Garcia, Daniel W McNeil, Brenda Heaton

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Casey D WrightSchool of Dental Medicine, Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences, Yakima, Washington, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1189-5877
Arif SalmanDepartment of Periodontics, School of Dentistry, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA.
Raul I GarciaDepartment of Health Policy and Health Services Research, Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Daniel W McNeilDepartment of Community Dentistry and Behavioral Science, College of Dentistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0766-8455
Brenda HeatonDepartment of Epidemiology and Health Services Research, School of Dentistry, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.

Funding

Provider-Patient-Caregiver Interactions in Pediatric DentistryR21DE026540 · NIDCR · WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY · PI MCNEIL, CHERYL BODIFORD, MCNEIL, DANIEL W · 2017 to 2018
$550k
Zonulin and Biobehavioral Mechanisms in Oral Inflammatory DiseasesF31DE027859 · NIDCR · WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY · PI WRIGHT, CASEY D · 2018 to 2020
$90k
Biopsychosocial Mechanisms in the Development and Progression of Periodontal DiseaseF99DE030387 · NIDCR · WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY · PI WRIGHT, CASEY D · 2021 to 2022
$74k
NIDCR NIH HHS F31 DE027859NIDCR NIH HHS F31-DE027859NIDCR NIH HHS F99 DE030387NIDCR NIH HHS R01-DE014889NIDCR NIH HHS R21 DE026540NIDCR NIH HHS R21-DE026540
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Abstract

backgroundThe Periodontal Disease Self Report (PDSR) measure was originally created and psychometrically validated using a nationwide sample via online data collection. No clinical parameters were included in the prior validation of the PDSR. Thus, this study evaluated potential evidence for the clinical validity of the measure by examining associations between the PDSR scores and various clinical parameters obtained from a new sample of participants in which full-mouth periodontal examinations were conducted.

methodsAdults from a community sample (n = 114) provided demographic information, responded to the PDSR measure and received a full-mouth clinical periodontal examination. Individual self-report items, subscale scores and total scores obtained from the PDSR were evaluated against clinical parameters of periodontitis. Regression models and receiver operating characteristic statistics were also utilised to test the ability of the PDSR to predict clinical outcomes.

resultsPDSR total scores were positively correlated with mean probing depth (r = 0.50, p < 0.01) and mean clinical attachment loss (r = 0.52, p < 0.01). After accounting for common risk factors in periodontal disease, the PDSR predicted mean probing depth (β = 0.45, 95% CI: 0.02-0.04; ΔR

conclusionsClinical data support the use of the PDSR measure as a screening tool for periodontal disease. Additionally, the PDSR may offer added utility compared to other measures due to less reliance on information obtained via clinical encounters.

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Periodontal DiseasesSelf ReportAdultAgedCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPsychometricsReproducibility of Resultsclinical outcomesdental health survey(s)dental public healthepidemiologygingivitishealth services research

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