Periodontal Status and Risk Factors among Adults of Sebha City (Libya)
Joint Authors
Naveen Kumar, P. G.
Peeran, Syed Wali
Alagamuthu, G.
Peeran, Syed Ali
Singh, A. J. A. Ranjith
Source
International Journal of Dentistry
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-11-14
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The present study was aimed at assessing the periodontal status and risk factors like age, gender, tooth brushing habit, and smoking among the adult population of Sebha city, Libya.
452 adults, aged 35–54 years, comprised the study sample.
266 (58.84%) were females and 186 (41.15%) were males.
Data was collected by interview and clinical examination using CPI of CPITN index.
Chi-square test and ANOVA were used for statistical analysis at 5% level of significance.
Results indicate that 76.32% used toothbrush and paste; 8.84% were current smokers and were all males.
Majority, 52.65% were, detected with shallow pockets followed by 30.08% with calculus, 12.17% had deep pockets, 3.31% had bleeding, and only 1.33% were healthy.
Age, gender, current smoking status and frequency of tooth brushing showed statistically significant difference with CPI codes.
Health professionals can utilize this data to identify individuals at risk and to target population level interventions.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Peeran, Syed Wali& Singh, A. J. A. Ranjith& Alagamuthu, G.& Peeran, Syed Ali& Naveen Kumar, P. G.. 2012. Periodontal Status and Risk Factors among Adults of Sebha City (Libya). International Journal of Dentistry،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-5.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Peeran, Syed Wali…[et al.]. Periodontal Status and Risk Factors among Adults of Sebha City (Libya). International Journal of Dentistry No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-5.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Peeran, Syed Wali& Singh, A. J. A. Ranjith& Alagamuthu, G.& Peeran, Syed Ali& Naveen Kumar, P. G.. Periodontal Status and Risk Factors among Adults of Sebha City (Libya). International Journal of Dentistry. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-5.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-498105