Association of stress, salivary cortisol level, and periodontitis among the inmates of a central prison in Kerala

• Main Authors: Angel Fenol (Author), Susan Jebi (Author), Sajitha Krishnan (Author), Jayachandran Perayil (Author), Rajesh Vyloppillil (Author), Anuradha Bhaskar (Author), Sai Megha Menon (Author), Ashitha Mohandas (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: The aim of this cross-sectional study was to evaluate the association between stress, salivary cortisol, and periodontitis among the inmates of the central prison. Materials and Methods: Seventy inmates were grouped depending on their pocket depth into Group A (pocket depth >4 mm and...