Abstract
The aim of this study was to evaluate the performance of a set of sociodemographic and habits measures on estimating periodontal disease among south Indian adults. This cross-sectional study was carried out among 288 individuals above 18 years old in Tamil Nadu, India. The outcome of the study was periodontal disease, measured by WHO criteria. The covariates were age, ethnicity, smoking and alcohol habit. The assessment of factors predicting periodontal disease was carried out by multiple logistic regression analysis using R version 3.6.1. The demographic factors like age group (AOR = 3.56; 95% CI 1.69–7.85), ethnicity (AOR = 6.07; 95% CI 2.27–18.37), non-alcoholic (AOR = 0.31; 95% CI 0.13–0.64) and non-smoking (AOR = 0.33; 95% CI 0.15–0.67) were found to be associated with the outcome. The maximum log likelihood estimate value was −30.5 and AIC was 385 for the final model, respectively. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve for the periodontal disease was 0.737. We can conclude that sociodemographic factors and habits were useful for predicting periodontal diseases.
Highlights
Oral diseases are considered to have a wide presence around the globe, which is associated with remarkable morbidity
About 25% of adults experience mild to moderate periodontitis, on the other hand severe periodontitis is seen among 19% adults [2]
The steady rise in periodontal disease can be stalled by investigating the peridontium of an individual at the early stage of periodontitis, resulting in better oral health-related quality of life
Summary
Oral diseases are considered to have a wide presence around the globe, which is associated with remarkable morbidity. The Indian population in particular have a considerable imbalance towards their oral health care [1]. Periodontal disease is an inflammatory chronic condition that damages the tissues that surrounds teeth [3] and can be considered a global public health problem, as it is rising in every region among all socioeconomic classes [4]. The steady rise in periodontal disease can be stalled by investigating the peridontium of an individual at the early stage of periodontitis, resulting in better oral health-related quality of life. World Health Organization indicates CPI to investigate the oral health status of the community population and to screen periodontal status
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