Social capital and periodontal disease in Hispanic/Latino adults in the United States: results from the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos.

CONCLUSIONS: 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.
PMID: 31998991 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Journal of Clinical Periodontology - January 29, 2020 Category: Dentistry Authors: Laniado N, Badner VM, Sanders AE, Singer RH, Finlayson TL, Hua S, Kaste LM, Isasi CR Tags: J Clin Periodontol Source Type: research