Mental health disorders, particularly depression and anxiety, affect a significant number of
the global population. Several pathophysiological pathways for these disorders have been …

Background Many psychological disorders are associated with comorbid physical illness.
There are less data on dental disease in common psychological disorders such as …

The article explores the genetic and environmental risk factors for chronic and aggressive
periodontitis. There is a strong evidence that the familial aggregation associated with …

Abstract Background/Aims: Most studies about the association between tobacco and
periodontal disease have shown that tobacco negatively affects periodontal tissues …

Background: Clinical observations and epidemiologic studies suggest that some negative
life events and psychological factors may contribute to an increased susceptibility to …

Plaque‐induced periodontal diseases occur in response to the accumulation of dental
plaque. Disease manifestation and progression is determined by the nature of the immune …

Background: Stress and depression may affect the onset and progression of periodontal
disease. However, to the best of our knowledge, no published study has established …

Oral epidemiological research into the social determinants of oral health has been limited by
the absence of a theoretical framework which reflects the complexity of real life social …

Background: The purpose of this study was to investigate the dose‐dependent effect of
cigarette smoking upon gingival bleeding on probing (BOP) in a large representative sample …

Background Studies investigating the role of dental plaque in oral disease have focused
primarily on the quantity and quality of plaque at a given point in time. No large-scale …