Common mental disorder is associated with periodontitis.
Julita Maria F CoelhoSamilly S MirandaSimone S da CruzDarci N Dos SantosSoraya Castro TrindadeEneida de M M CerqueiraJohelle de S Passos-SoaresMaria da Conceição N CostaAna Claudia M G FigueiredoAlexandre Marcelo HintzAlba R B de AlmeidaMonalisa N PereiraNayra M de SouzaMaurício L BarretoIsaac Suzart Gomes-FilhoPublished in: Journal of periodontal research (2019)
The findings showed a positive association between exposure to CMD and periodontitis, revealing the importance of broadening public actions targeting mental health, which seems to be related to oral health, mainly due to the high frequency of the diseases in the studied sample.