A case-control study of periodontal disease and risk factors among an urban Indigenous population

• Reach:

  NSW

• Focus area:

  Indigenous

• Status:

  Completed

• Evaluated:

  No

• Time frame:

  1 January 2008 - 31 December 2011

Overview

The A case-control study of periodontal disease and risk factors among an urban Indigenous population aimed to find if the extent and severity of periodontal disease among urban Indigenous adults were related to diabetes and smoking, and were compounded by high levels of stress and under-nutrition. This study was undertaken in Redfern, Sydney, New South Wales.

Specific aims included to:

• determine the risk indicators and their relative importance for periodontal disease in an urban Indigenous population
• describe the prevalence, extent, and severity of periodontal disease in an urban Indigenous population
• provide information to guide improved oral health care for Indigenous communities.

Abstract adapted from the Indigenous Oral Health Unit

Contacts

Indigenous Oral Health Unit
Ground floor
122 Frome Street
Adelaide SA
School of Dentistry
The University of Adelaide
Adelaide SA 5005
Ph: (08) 8313 4045
Ph: (08) 8313 3290
Fax: (08) 8313 4858

Links

• View information: A case-control study of periodontal disease and risk factors among an urban Indigenous population
• View website: Indigenous Oral Health Unit (IOHU)