Open AccessPrevalence of periodontitis among the adolescents aged 15-18 years in Mangalore City: An epidemiological and microbiological study
Author(s) -
K Pallavi Nanaiah,
D V Nagarathna,
Nandini Manjunath
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of indian society of periodontology (print)/journal of indian society of periodontology (online)
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.124507
Subject(s) - medicine , periodontitis , socioeconomic status , gingivitis , etiology , oral hygiene , epidemiology , population , dentistry , environmental health , demography , sociology
Periodontitis is a group of inflammatory diseases affecting the supporting tissues of the tooth. Both aggressive periodontitis (AP) and chronic periodontitis (CP) have a multifactorial etiology, with dental plaque as the initiating factor. However, the initiation and progression of periodontitis are influenced by other factors including microbiologic, social and behavioral and systemic and genetic factors. The prevalence of periodontal diseases varies in different regions of the world according to the definition of periodontitis and the study population, and there are indications that they may be more prevalent in developing than in developed countries.