Open AccessPeriodontal status and oral health behavior in hospitalized patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Author(s) -
Neeta Bhavsar,
Bela Dave,
Nilam A Brahmbhatt,
Rishikesh Parekh
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of natural science, biology and medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.236
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 2229-7707
pISSN - 0976-9668
DOI - 10.4103/0976-9668.166097
Subject(s) - medicine , copd , oral hygiene , saliva , pulmonary disease , oral health , disease , dentistry
We evaluated the periodontal health status and oral health behavior among hospitalized patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) to assess the association of COPD with dental health.