Understanding the Oral Health Status and Factors Affecting Poor Oral Health in People Living With Severe Mental Illness: A Cross‐Sectional Study
People with severe mental illness have a high prevalence of dental caries and gingival inflammation. A strong association between dental diseases and demographics as well as cardiometabolic conditions emphasises the need for a multipronged approach to improve the overall health outcomes of people with severe mental illness.
Authors
- Premala Sureshkumar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3521-3391)
- Tim Lambert (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2118-7081)
- Sameer Bhole (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3111-6335)
- Shilpi Ajwani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1944-6507)
Institutions
- The University of Sydney (AU)
- Sydney Dental Hospital (AU)
- Sydney Local Health District (AU)
- South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (AU)
- Western Sydney University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Australian Dental Journal
- Published
- 2025-09-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/adj.70006
- Primary Topic
- Oral microbiology and periodontitis research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- University of Sydney