Validity of self-reported number of teeth in middle-aged Finnish adults: the Northern Finland Birth Cohort Study 1966

Abstract Background We examined the validity of self-reported number of teeth in middle-aged adults by using representative cohort data to compare corresponding self-reported and clinical values. Methods This validity study is part of the representative 46-year-old follow-up of the Northern Finland...

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Main Authors: Toni Similä, Pentti Nieminen, Jorma I. Virtanen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-12-01
Series:BMC Oral Health
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12903-018-0666-4