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Lower intradaily rest-activity variability is associated with severe periodontitis: A cross-sectional wrist-accelerometry study.

Clinical oral investigations · Huang R, Huang M, Zhang R · 2026-10-14

Researchers examined daily movement patterns using wrist accelerometers in over 4,600 adults and found that those with less varied rest-activity rhythms showed a higher prevalence of severe periodontitis, though the absolute difference was small.

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