Independent determinants of periodontitis in Yemeni adults: A case-control study

• Main Authors: Al-Alimi, Abdulrahman, Halboub, Esam, Al-Sharabi, Ali Kaid, Taiyeb-Ali, Tara Bai, Jaafar, Nasruddin, Al-Hebshi, Nezar Noor
• Format: Article
• Published: Wiley 2018
• Subjects: RK Dentistry
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/22598/; https://doi.org/10.1111/idh.12352

Objectives: The relative importance of risk factors of periodontitis varies from one population to another. In this study, we sought to identify independent risk factors of periodontitis in a Yemeni population. Methods: One hundred and fifty periodontitis cases and 150 healthy controls, all Yemeni a...