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CLINICAL ORAL INVESTIGATIONS
Volume 24, Issue 7, Pages 2285-2294Publisher
SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
DOI: 10.1007/s00784-019-03083-9
Keywords
Epidemiology; Psychological stress; Mental health; Periodontitis; Chronic periodontitis; Oral health
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- Research Support Foundation of the State of Bahia (FAPESB), Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
- National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq), Brasilia, Brazil,
- Feira de Santana State University, Bahia, Brazil
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Objective This study estimated the association between stress and periodontitis. Materials and methods A cross-sectional study was conducted with a sample of 621 individuals. Information about individuals was obtained through a questionnaire. Stress was evaluated using the Perceived Stress Scale. The diagnosis of periodontitis was based on a complete periodontal examination including clinical attachment level, probing depth, and bleeding on probing. Prevalence ratios (PR), crude and adjusted, and their respective 95% confidence intervals (95%CI) were estimated by Poisson regression analysis. Results In the final sample, 48.47% (301) of the individuals were classified as having stress, of which, 23.92% (72) had the diagnosis of periodontitis. Association measurements between stress and probing depth >= 4 mm (PRadjusted = 1.28, 95%CI [1.04 to 1.58]), stress and clinical attachment level >= 5 mm (PRadjusted = 1.15, 95%CI [1.01 to 1.31]), and stress and periodontitis (PRadjusted = 1.36, 95%CI [1.01 to 1.83]) showed that the frequency of these outcomes among those exposed to stress was 15-36% higher than those without the condition of stress, after adjustment for age, sex, schooling level, current smoking habit, pulmonary disease, and body mass index. Conclusions The findings showed positive association between exposure to stress and the presence of periodontitis, reaffirming the need to prevent and control stress.
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