Is there association between stress and periodontitis?
Julita Maria F CoelhoSamilly S MirandaSimone S da CruzSoraya C TrindadeJohelle de S Passos-SoaresEneida de M M CerqueiraMaria da Conceição N CostaAna Claúdia M G FigueiredoAlexandre Marcelo HintzMaurício L BarretoGregory J SeymourFrank ScannapiecoIsaac Suzart Gomes-FilhoPublished in: Clinical oral investigations (2019)
Although there are limitations in this study, the results showed that an association exists between stress and periodontitis, signaling the necessity of a multidisciplinary attention when considering the psychological status in the management of oral and general health conditions of the individual.