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Is depression associated with periodontal status in elderly?
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Keywords

Depression
Periodontitis
Oral hygiene
Elderly

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Viana LRF, Castro CP, Pereira H-BW, Pereira A de FV, Lopes FF. Is depression associated with periodontal status in elderly?. Braz. J. Oral Sci. [Internet]. 2015 Oct. 19 [cited 2024 Dec. 8];12(1):20-2. Available from: https://periodicos.sbu.unicamp.br/ojs/index.php/bjos/article/view/8641122

Abstract

Aim: To examine whether the depression is associated with periodontitis in elderly and to evaluate oral hygiene of these patients. Methods: One hundred and ninety one individuals aged 60 years or more were randomly selected. Periodontal examination was performed in full mouth by probing depth and clinical attachment loss in 6 sites for each tooth. The Simplified Oral Hygiene Index (OHI-S) per individual was also obtained. Depression was assessed by the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-15) to show how the elderly have been feeling during the last week. Results: Only SOHI was statistically significant (t = 4.7169, p<0.001), which better explains the variance in periodontal status. The variable GDS-15 revealed no significant values (t=0.3901, p=0.6971). Conclusions: There was no association between periodontitis and depression in elderly, but there was association between periodontitis and oral hygiene.
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Copyright (c) 2015 Leonel Ramonnd Ferreira Viana, Consuelo Penha Castro, Hellen-Bry Wanderley Pereira, Adriana de Fátima Vasconcelos Pereira, Fernanda Ferreira Lopes

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