It is evident from literature that an increased body mass index (BMI) may be a potential risk factor for periodontitis. Association between BMI and periodontitis has been ascribed to unhealthy dietary patterns with insufficient micronutrients and excess sugar and fat content. The present study population has been plagued by unhealthy nutritional practices, hence the present study intended to as...

Background: Evaluation of existing oral health services showed that it is predominantly urban oriented, mostly curative in nature and accessible mainly to small a part of population, i.e., privileged few. Periodontal diseases are more prevalent in a rural population than the urban population. The socio demographic profi le is highly contrasting between the urban and rural population. It is esse...

A previous Nigerian study had reported high incidence of periodontal disease in young Nigerians though global studies show the contrary. Aim: To determine the periodontal status and treatment needs of adolescents attending private and public secondary schools in Ibadan, south-western Nigeria. Methods: One thousand, five hundred and twenty two secondary school children in Ibadan were assessed. S...

Contributors: 1Professor & Head, Department of Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics, New Horizon Dental College, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, India; 2Post-graduate Student, Department of Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics, New Horizon Dental College, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, India. Correspondence: Dr. Thilagrani PR. Department of Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics, New Horizon Dental Colleg...

OBJECTIVE To assess the influence of the water fluoride level on periodontal status, by determining the periodontal health status of subjects residing in low, optimum and high fluoride areas. STUDY DESIGN A cross sectional survey was carried out on 967 adults aged 35-44 years old, from the Udaipur district of India. A stratified cluster random sampling technique was implemented in order to co...

Background: Periodontal diseases are common in children, adolescents and adults. It affects the tissues that make up the periodontium. Aim: The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of periodontal diseases and associated risk factors in children, presenting to UBTH. Materials and Methods: Study participants were children aged 8-16years who presented to the Paediatric Dental clinic. Dat...

BACKGROUND Evidence from Western countries indicates that there are fundamental discrepancies between self-perceived illness of immigrants and the provision of health care, according to the Western bio-medical health service model. These need to be understood in the planning and implementation stages of public health care programs for new immigrants. The objectives of the present study were to ...

Introduction. Today obesity is becoming an epidemic, with the problem of increasing prevalence periodontal tissue disease in population. There evidence literature relationship between health and body weight. Our study aimed to evaluate condition tissues overweight patients. Patients methods. In this cross-­sectional study, 44 patients were evaluated. 31 overweight/obese included main group, 13 ...

AIM To investigate oral hygiene and periodontal status of 12- and 15-year old Greek adolescents, in relation to sociodemographic and behavioural parameters. METHODS A stratified cluster sample of 1,224 12-year old and 1,257 15-year old adolescents of Greek nationality were selected and examined by calibrated examiners. Periodontal and oral hygiene status were assessed using the Community Peri...