No association between periodontal disease and GHQ-12in a Brazilian Police population

ABSTRACT

Objectives: We attempt to investigate a possible association between periodontal disease (PD) and mental disorders(MD) in a population of Brazilian Police.Study Method: From a total study population consisting of 803 policemen, 345 police officers were obtained bya sample calculation using the finite population correction who were randomly selected in Montes Claros, MinasGerais, Brazil. Patients who had been prescribed steroids or those diagnosed with diabetes and cardiovasculardiseases were excluded from this study. The General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) was used to assess mentaldisorders. Odds ratios (ORs) for periodontal diseases severity and their respective 95% confidence intervals (CIs)were estimated. The risk of advanced scores in Clinical Attachment Level (CAL) and Community PeriodontalIndex (CPI) were estimated using Poisson Regression analyses.Results: Only smoking and age were associated with severity in CAL and CPI index. No relation between MD andPD was observed even in different positions within the police department.Conclusions: It was not observed relation between GHQ-12 and the incidence of Periodontal Disease in a BrazilianPolice population. Classical factors like age and smoking, however, were associated with CAL and CPI indexhigher scores in this population (AU)

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