Open Access<p>Periodontal Disease Status and Associated Risk Factors in Patients Attending a Tertiary Hospital in Northwest Ethiopia</p>
Author(s) -
Amare Teshome,
Biruk Bekele
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
clinical, cosmetic and investigational dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.518
H-Index - 23
ISSN - 1179-1357
DOI - 10.2147/ccide.s282727
Subject(s) - medicine , periodontal disease , oral hygiene , systematic sampling , dentistry , cross sectional study , tooth brushing , demography , brush , pathology , toothbrush , sociology , electrical engineering , engineering
Information on periodontal disease and its predictors in sub-Saharan Africa is sparse. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of periodontal disease and assess the relationship with associated factors in patients who attended the University of Gondar comprehensive hospital.