Periodontal diseases and potential risk factors in Egyptian adult population-Results from a national cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite the interdependence of general and periodontal health, there is paucity of national representative data on the prevalence of periodontal diseases and their associated risk factors in Egyptian population. This cross-sectional study, thus, aimed to assess the prevalence of periodontitis and tooth loss among Egyptian adults and investigate the association between potential risk factors and periodontal diseases.

Methods

A total of 5,954 adults aged ≥ 20 years were included in this study as a subsample from Egypt's national oral health survey. Periodontitis was diagnosed with Community Periodontal Index 'CPI' scores ≥3 and tooth loss not due to caries was included in the analysis. Socio-demographic data and information on behavioral factors and history of diabe

SUBMITTER: Abou El Fadl RK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8565785 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature