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Influence of personality traits on gingival health

Author(s) -

Munaz Mohamed,

RajeshKashyap Shanker,

Shashikanth Hegde,

MS Arun Kumar

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

journal of indian society of periodontology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.309

H-Index - 28

eISSN - 0975-1580

pISSN - 0972-124X

DOI - 10.4103/0972-124x.107476

Subject(s) - psychoticism , eysenck personality questionnaire , neuroticism , extraversion and introversion , medicine , personality , gingivitis , oral hygiene , clinical psychology , population , big five personality traits , psychiatry , dentistry , psychology , environmental health , social psychology

The maintenance of good oral hygiene is considered a salient issue in dental health promotion. Personality is the combination of characteristics or qualities that form an individual's distinctive character. Various personality traits have been proposed to influence the oral health. The purpose of the present study was to assess the influence of personality characteristics using questionnaire on oral hygiene performance and gingival health.

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