U.S., Dec. 20 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07293481) titled 'Discovery and Validation of Periodontitis Biomarkers' on Dec. 08.
Brief Summary: Periodontitis is a major public health issue in China: it is responsible for loss of masticatory function in 60 million older adults, and 400-500 million adults are on the same disease trajectory. In addition, gingivitis and early-stage periodontitis are highly prevalent in all age groups. The Lancet 2021 burden of disease study provides worrying projections for China's oral health, with a 47.8% increase in advanced-stage periodontitis and a 217% increase in edentulism by the year 2050. The numbers are not manageable by the Chinese health system unless ...