Association between cognitive rumination and periodontal disease, tooth loss and oral health-related quality of life in a rural Southern Brazil population.

Objectives: Rumination is a maladaptive emotion regulation strategy. It has been associated with several psychological disorders and physical problems. This cross-sectional study aimed to evaluate whether cognitive rumination is associated with periodontal disease (PD), tooth loss (TL), and oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL).

Endorsement of open science practices by dental journals: A meta-research study.

Objectives: This study evaluates the endorsement of open science practices by dental journals.

Materials And Methods: This was a meta-research study that included journals listed in the 2021 Journal Citation Reports under Dentistry. A comprehensive evaluation was performed by accessing journal websites to ascertain the availability of publicly accessible instructions to authors in Portuguese, English, or Spanish.

The 2018 EFP/AAP periodontitis case classification demonstrates high agreement with the 2012 CDC/AAP criteria.

Aim: To investigate the agreement between the 2018 EFP/AAP periodontitis case classification and the 2012 CDC/AAP criteria.

Materials And Methods: This cross-sectional study assessed a population-based sample from a rural area in southern Brazil. A complete periodontal examination was performed at six sites/tooth.

Validity of self-reported measures for periodontitis surveillance in a rural sample.

Background: To evaluate the predictive performance of self-reported questions for periodontitis screening in a representative sample of a rural population.

Methods: Nine questions were compared with gold standard clinical examinations (probing six sites/tooth, full-mouth). Case definition for severe periodontitis was defined according to World Workshop (2017-WW) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/American Academy of Periodontology (CDC/AAP).

Sampling strategy of an epidemiological survey using a satellite image program.

Objective: To describe the sampling strategy of an epidemiological survey with the aid of satellite images, including details of the multistage probability sampling process.

Methods: A probability sample of individuals living in the rural area of Rosário do Sul, state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, aged 15 years old or more, was evaluated. Participants answered questionnaires (medical history, sociodemographic characteristics, habits, alcohol use, quality of life, stress, rumination, and self-perceived periodontal diseases), and were subjected to clinical oral examinations as well as anthropometric measurements (blood pressure, height, weight, abdominal and waist circumferences).