Division of Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan.
Int J Dent Hyg. 2010 Feb;8(1):16-21. doi: 10.1111/j.1601-5037.2009.00373.x.
This cross-sectional study examines the relationship of depression symptoms to periodontal diseases and decayed (D), missing (M) and filled teeth (FT) in a sample of the Jordanian population.
Subjects escorting dental patients attending two dental hospitals in North Jordan were included. Each subject received full periodontal examination, including probing pocket depth (PPD), clinical attachment level (CAL), gingival index (GI) and plaque index (PI). The numbers of M, D and F teeth were also recorded. The Zung Self-rating Depression Scale was used to determine susceptibility to depression.
The frequency of high susceptibility to depression among periodontitis-free subjects and those with periodontitis was found to be 48% and 50% respectively. There was no statistically significant association between susceptibility to depression symptoms and periodontal parameters, including PPD, CAL, PI and GI (P > 0.05). HOWEVER, SUBJECTS WITH LOW SUSCEPTIBILITY TO DEPRESSION HAD SIGNIFICANTLY MORE FT THAN SUBJECTS HIGHLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO DEPRESSION.
High susceptibility to depression does not play a significant role in the aetiology and severity of periodontitis in the population studied.
本横断面研究调查了在约旦人群样本中，抑郁症状与牙周疾病以及龋齿（D）、缺失（M）和填充牙齿（FT）之间的关系。
本研究纳入了陪同牙科患者前往约旦北部两家医院就诊的患者。每位患者都接受了全面的牙周检查，包括探诊袋深度（PPD）、临床附着水平（CAL）、牙龈指数（GI）和菌斑指数（PI）。还记录了 M、D 和 F 牙齿的数量。使用zung 自评抑郁量表来确定易患抑郁症的情况。
在无牙周炎的受试者和有牙周炎的受试者中，易患抑郁症的频率分别为 48%和 50%。易患抑郁症状与牙周参数（包括 PPD、CAL、PI 和 GI）之间没有统计学上的显著关联（P > 0.05）。然而，易患抑郁的受试者的 FT 明显少于不易患抑郁的受试者。
在研究人群中，易患抑郁症对牙周炎的病因和严重程度没有显著影响。
