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Regional disparities in the prevalence of probing depths and tooth loss in Germany--results from the German National Cohort (NAKO).
Gortschakow, Jana ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-1593-238X, Borof, Katrin ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-8687-0286, Sasunna, Dominic ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-2225-9319, Kuhr, Kathrin ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9214-4516, Aarabi, Ghazal ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5484-2594, Baumeister, Sebastian-Edgar ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9391-6602, Ciardo, Antonio ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2181-3505, Greiser, Karin Halina ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3213-8285, Hagenfeld, Daniel ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1072-4865, Hertrampf, Katrin ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1589-0619, Kim, Ti-Sun ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-3539-7211, Kühnisch, Jan ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4063-2291, Pischon, Tobias ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1568-767X, Reckelkamm, Stefan L ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5273-7288, Samietz, Stefanie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1817-6755, Wojciechowsky, Martin ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-2476-5890, Alselwi, Asma'a ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-5197-4018, Kemmling, Yvonne, Krist, Lilian ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6089-5163, Leitzmann, Michael ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0371-2789, Meinke-Franze, Claudia ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6137-9702, Mikolajczyk, Rafael ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1271-7204, Obi, Nadia ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0903-9142, Pickford, Regina ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4371-9309, Pischon, Nicole ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8427-4484, Rathmann, Wolfgang ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7804-1740, Schulze, Matthias B ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0830-5277, Schipf, Sabine ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2700-5317, Schmidt, Börge ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6948-7273, Willich, Stefan N ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-1270-2597, Rach, Stefan ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5241-0253, Jordan, A Rainer ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9710-3094, Völzke, Henry ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7003-399X, Kocher, Thomas ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9605-2822, Kanzow, Philipp ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2169-561X, Welk, Alexander ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0279-6239, Rupf, Stefan ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1551-9935 and Holtfreter, Birte ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6541-3127
Journal of Clinical Periodontology 18 September 2026 (In Press)

Regional disparities in the prevalence of probing depths and tooth loss in Germany -- results from the German National Cohort (NAKO).
Gortschakow, Jana ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-1593-238X, Borof, Katrin ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-8687-0286, Sasunna, Dominic ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-2225-9319, Kuhr, Kathrin ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9214-4516, Aarabi, Ghazal ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5484-2594, Baumeister, Sebastian-Edgar ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9391-6602, Ciardo, Antonio ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2181-3505, Greiser, Karin Halina ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3213-8285, Hagenfeld, Daniel ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1072-4865, Hertrampf, Katrin ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1589-0619, Kim, Ti-Sun ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-3539-7211, Kühnisch, Jan ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4063-2291, Pischon, Tobias ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1568-767X, Reckelkamm, Stefan L. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5273-7288, Samietz, Stefanie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1817-6755, Wojciechowsky, Martin ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-2476-5890, Alselwi, Asma'a ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-5197-4018, Kemmling, Yvonne, Krist, Lilian ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6089-5163, Leitzmann, Michael ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0371-2789, Meinke-Franze, Claudia ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6137-9702, Mikolajczyk, Rafael ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1271-7204, Obi, Nadia ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0903-9142, Pickford, Regina ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4371-9309, Pischon, Nicole ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8427-4484, Rathmann, Wolfgang ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7804-1740, Schulze, Matthias B. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0830-5277, Schipf, Sabine ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2700-5317, Schmidt, Börge ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6948-7273, Willich, Stefan N. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-1270-2597, Rach, Stefan ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5241-0253, Jordan, A. Rainer ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9710-3094, Völzke, Henry ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7003-399X, Kocher, Thomas ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9605-2822, Kanzow, Philipp ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2169-561X, Welk, Alexander ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0279-6239, Rupf, Stefan ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1551-9935 and Holtfreter, Birte ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6541-3127
Journal of Clinical Periodontology 18 September 2026 (In Press)

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Bingöl, M., Cardilli, A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3470-4984, Bingöl, A.C., Löber, U. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7468-9531, Bang, C., Franke, A., Bartzela, T., Beblo, S., Mönch, E., Stolz, S., Schaefer, A.S. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5816-6765, Forslund, S.K. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4285-6993 and Richter, G.M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4825-4670
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RSPO4 is a potential risk gene of stages III–IV, grade C periodontitis through effects on innate immune response and oral barrier integrity.
Chopra, A., Song, J., Weiner 3rd, J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1438-7819, Keceli, H.G. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6695-2133, Dincer, P.R., Cruz, R., Carracedo, A., Blanco, J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9251-513X, Dommisch, H. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1043-2651 and Schaefer, A.S. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5816-6765
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