Periodontal status of the patients presenting with pulmonary disease in a tertiary health care facility in eastern Nepal
More than two-third of the participants diagnosed primarily with pulmonary disease had periodontitis. No association was observed between periodontitis and pulmonary disease. However, gingival index score, habit of smoking and smokeless tobacco was associated with periodontitis.
Authors
- Ashish Shrestha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3449-7134)
- Santosh Kumari Agrawal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6500-6628)
- Tarakant Bhagat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5322-0419)
- Ashma Ojha
- Narendra Bhatta
- Augraj Uprety
Institutions
- B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (NP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Oral Health
- Published
- 2025-04-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12903-025-05881-y
- Primary Topic
- Oral microbiology and periodontitis research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00