Community periodontal index of treatment needs (CPITN) scores were not used in this study, since previous studies considered it to overestimate the prevalence and severity of periodontal attachment loss among younger individuals, while underestimating them in the elderly [ 26, 27].
The ROC curves obtained for the total OHIP-Sp score and increasing severity of clinical attachment loss revealed increasing values for the area under the curve ranging from 0.57 for CAL ≥ 1 mm to 0.78 for CAL ≥ 5 mm (Table 2).
Correlations of bacterial burden with clinical periodontal constructs defined by the severity and extent of attachment loss (AL), pocket depth (PD) and bleeding on probing (BOP) were assessed.
denticola and the severity of the clinical attachment loss was not found in any of the three groups of periodontitis [ 25].
Some children with a history of severe disruption or deprivation of attachment develop disorders of attachment.
The severity of the response relates to the level of attachment to our self-image and the fear of discovery that this image may not be true.
Value expressed as mean +/- SD or number (percentage) * Extent Severity Score (3,5) indicates subjects with = 3 mm of attachment loss at 5% or more of sites probed.
With this procedure, no associations were found between baseline clinical severity and attachment for 31 patients at-risk of psychosis [ 36]; whereas, for 40 chronic patients, insecure attachment was associated with more positive symptoms, especially delusion, hallucination and suspiciousness [ 44].
With regards to severity of disease, this relates to the amount of inflammation (in the case of gingivitis) and the amount of attachment loss (in the case of chronic periodontitis).
The severity of periodontitis is characterized by the degree of marginal bone loss, the depth of periodontal pockets, the degree of attachment loss and the number of teeth with furcation development [ 5].
