Association of overweight/obesity with the severity of periodontitis using BPE code in an iraqi population

• Main Authors: Sarhang S. Gul (Author), Nada K. Imran (Author), Ali JB. Al-Sharqi (Author), Ali A. Abdulkareem (Author)
• פורמט: ספר
• יצא לאור: Elsevier, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• נושאים: article
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Objective: Periodontitis is a chronic inflammatory disease driven by bacteria and risk factors. The aim of this study is to assess the effect of obesity on the severity of periodontitis using the basic periodontal examination (BPE) index. Methods: Age, gender and smoking status were collected from 2...