Periodontal Disease Status among Adults from South Africa—Prevalence and Effect of Smoking

Periodontal diseases are among the six most prevalent non-communicable diseases (NCDs) worldwide, constituting a burden for oral and general health. There is a shortage of epidemiological data on periodontal diseases in Africa. The aim of the present cross-sectional study was to present the periodon...

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Autores principales: Chikte, Usuf, Pontes, Carla Cruvinel, Karangwa, Innocent, Kimmie-Dhansay, Faheema, Erasmus, Rajiv T., Kengne, Andre P., Matsha, Tandi E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6801877/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31569503
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16193662

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6801877/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31569503
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16193662

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