Prevalence of periodontitis in obese patients in Bahrain: a cross-sectional study

• Main Authors: Leena Alsalihi (Author), Crawford Bain (Author), Alexander Milosevic (Author), Amar Hassan (Author), Abeer Janahi (Author), Gowri Sivaramakrishnan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Adult obesity has been associated with various systemic diseases and is an increasing problem in Bahrain. Recent evidence indicates a correlation between adult obesity and periodontitis. Hence the aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of periodontitis in overweight/obese...