TABLE 3.

Tooth-level adjusted^* relative risk and 95% confidence interval stratified by TPC for observed 5-year tooth loss and attachment loss increase (≥3 mm increase) for PDS dataset

Tooth profile class	Description	Tooth loss	Attachment loss increase (≥3 mm)
TPC-A	Health	Ref	Ref
TPC-B	Recession	1.24(1.00–1.55)	1.56 (1.40–1.77)
TPC-C	Crown	0.85 (0.62–1.14)	0.49 (0.38–0.65)
TPC-D	Gingival Inflammation	2.02(1.69–2.41)	1.36 (1.19–1.56)
TPC-E	Interproximal Disease	2.34(1.89–3.02)	1.77(1.49–2.10)
TPC-F	Diminished Periodontium	2.50 (2.14–2.92)	1.44(1.28–1.63)
TPC-G	Severe Disease	3.95 (3.35–4.66)	1.73 (1.46–2.04)

TPC, tooth profile class; PDS, Piedmont Dental Study.

^*Adjusted for race, age, sex, diabetes and smoking