Impact of Socioeconomic Status and Oral Hygiene Practice on Periodontal Health of Egyptian Adults

Impact of Socioeconomic Status and Oral Hygiene Practice on Periodontal Health of Egyptian Adults: A Hospital Based Cross-sectional Study

evaluation the relationship between the socioeconomic status and periodontal health of Egyptian adults.

It is a cross-sectional study for evaluation and assessment of periodontal health, socioeconomic status and oral hygiene measurements among Egyptian adults recruiting from the outpatient clinic and the payed treatment clinics at faculty of Dentistry, Cairo University.

The faculty of Dentistry, Cairo University is an open public facility, a tertiary healthcare and a referral center.

Inclusion Criteria:

• -Patients whose age is 18-70 years old recruiting from the outpatient clinic and the payed clinic
• Provide informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients having problem in opening their mouth or undergoing intermaxillary fixation where oral examination will not be possible.
• Patients diagnosed with psychiatric problems or intoxicated with alcohol or drugs.
• pregnant patients.
• patients undergoing orthodontic treatment.
• patients who had undergone periodontal treatment over the past six months.