Social capital and periodontal disease in Hispanic/Latino adults in the United States: Results from the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos.
Nadia LaniadoVictor M BadnerAnne E SandersRichard H SingerTracy L FinlaysonSimin HuaLinda M KasteCarmen R IsasiPublished in: Journal of clinical periodontology (2020)
Greater structural social support was associated with a lower prevalence of moderate-severe periodontitis in US-born Hispanics/Latinos. These findings suggest that US-born Hispanics/Latinos with less social support represent a vulnerable segment of the population at high-risk group for periodontal disease.