introduction: health literacy is a fundamental part of the healing promotion. the aim of this study was to evaluate periodontal health literacy among patients. materials and methods: 296 patients attending periodontal clinic who were above 16 years old participated in this study. gathering data was based on screening questions on a 5-point likert scale. after completion questionnaire, data was ...

BACKGROUND The aim of this paper is to provide an overview of the burden of periodontal disease in adult populations worldwide, to emphasize the essential risk factors common to periodontal disease and chronic diseases, to outline important new strategies for effective prevention of periodontal disease, and to inform about the role of the World Health Organization (WHO) in developing a national...

OBJECTIVE To assess the relationship between periodontal treatment needs by elderly Brazilians and contextual as well as individual variables. METHODS A cross-sectional study was carried out to assess the need for clinical periodontal treatment, based on National Oral Health Survey (SB Brasil 2010) data on the presence of dental calculus, shallow (3-5 mm) and deep (≥ 6 mm) periodontal pockets...

RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES The oral cavity is united with the airways, and thus poor oral health may affect respiratory health. However, data on the interaction of periodontal and respiratory health is limited. We aimed to evaluate whether periodontal health status, assessed by the Community Periodontal Index (CPI), was related to lung function among young and middle-aged adults in two Norwegian ...

Introduction: Diabetes is the most common medical complication in pregnancy. Various risk factors have been mentioned for gestational diabetes, but just a few studies have assessed a relationship between periodontal disease and gestational diabetes. This study was conducted to determine the relationship between periodontal disease and gestational diabetes in clients of selected health- care cen...

background and aims. periodontal disease is an inflammatory response in periodontal tissues, which results in tissue destruction, bone loss and eventually tooth loss. periodontal disease has the potential to affect pregnancy outcomes such as premature birth, low birth weight and preeclampsia. the aim of this study was to assess periodontal health knowledge, attitude, and practice of pregnant wo...

conclusions oral health behavior-related factors can influence patients’ periodontal status and oral hygiene levels. results in total, 50.8% of participants had cpi 2, and the average of sohi was 1.97 ± 0.7 (fair to poor). among lifestyle variables, smoking and physical activity each had a significant relationship with periodontal health (p = 0.0001 and p = 0.001, respectively). there were also...

INTRODUCTION Over the past decade, there has been an emerging interest in the interrelationship between systemic conditions and oral health. Diabetes is perhaps one of the best documented conditions that have been closely linked with periodontal disease. This paper reviews the role of diabetes as a risk factor in periodontal disease. The treatment implications in the management of periodontal d...