Association of periodontal disease to anxiety and depression symptoms, and psychosocial stress factors

2004120 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Ana Cristina de Oliveira Solis · Universidade do Vale do Paraíba

Roberto Fraga Moreira Lotufo · Universidade de São Paulo

Cláudio Mendes Pannuti · Universidade de São Paulo

E. C. Brunheiro · Universidade do Vale do Paraíba

Andrea Horvath Marques · Universidade de São Paulo

F. Lotufo‐Neto · Universidade de São Paulo

Abstract

In this sample, no evidence was found for an association between depression, hopelessness, psychiatric symptoms and established periodontitis. The association of periodontal disease to depression, anxiety and stress should be investigated in psychiatric populations, especially in those with depression and anxiety disorders.

Topics & Keywords

Oral microbiology and periodontitis research Dental Health and Care Utilization Salivary Gland Disorders and Functions

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Journal Of Clinical Periodontology

Volume 31, Issue 8, pp. 633-638

DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-051x.2004.00538.x

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