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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Abou El Fadl, Reham Khaled
• Abdel Fattah, Mona Ahmed
• Helmi, Muhammad Ahmed
• Wassel, Mariem Osama
• Badran, Amira Saad
• Elgendi, Huda Ahmed Amin
• Allam, Mona Ezz Eldien
• Mokhtar, Ahmed Gamal
• Saad Eldin, Mostafa
• Ibrahim, Eslam Ahmed Yahia
• Elgarba, Bahaaeldeen M
• Mehlis, Mustafa
• Tadakamadla, Santosh Kumar

Titel

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

Ist Teil von

• PloS one, 2021-11, Vol.16 (11), p.e0258958-e0258958

Ort / Verlag

United States: Public Library of Science

Erscheinungsjahr

2021

Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• 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. 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 diabetes were gathered in a face-to-face interview. Logistic regression was done to interpret the impact of potential predictors on the incidence of the two selected outcome variables. The overall prevalence of periodontitis was 26% and regression analysis revealed that higher odds of periodontitis existed among illiterate participants (OR = 1.74; 95% CI: 1.40-2.17), smokers (OR = 1.93; 95% CI: 1.69-2.20) and rural residents (OR = 1.16; 95% CI: 1.03-1.30). On the other hand, old age, frequency of dental attendance and history of diabetes were the main predictive factors for tooth loss. Among Egyptian adults, periodontal diseases were strongly associated with a multitude of modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors and inequalities in distribution of periodontal treatment needs were determined mainly by age, gender, level of education and residency location.