Open AccessPrevalence of periodontitis in patients with pulmonary disease: A cross-sectional survey in the industrial district of India
Author(s) -
Tanushree Rastogi,
Zoya Chowdhary,
Munagala Karthik Krishna,
Shalabh Mehrotra,
Ranjana Mohan
Publication year - 2019
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/jisp.jisp_435_18
Subject(s) - medicine , periodontitis , cross sectional study , dentistry , disease , pneumonia , population , periodontal disease , pulmonary disease , tuberculosis , pulmonary tuberculosis , environmental health , pathology
Evidence state that periodontitis may have a contributory role in the onset and progression of pulmonary diseases. However, very limited data are available till date, studying the coexistence of both the conditions.