2022
DOI: 10.1186/s13643-022-01913-8
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Prevalence of periodontal disease among Indigenous and non-Indigenous populations: protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract: Background Indigenous populations globally experience worse oral health than their non-Indigenous counterpart. Globally, the occurrence of periodontal diseases such as gingivitis and chronic periodontitis is high among Indigenous people. This systematic review aims to quantify, at a global level, the prevalence of periodontal disease among Indigenous populations compared to non-Indigenous populations. Methods This review will only consider studies … Show more

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“…Although periodontitis was not associated with prosthetic need in general, it was associated with the need for a complete denture. Periodontitis is also associated with tooth loss 27,29 , which explains this association. All the other factors that were related to complete denture requirement in this study, namely older age 30 , greater caries experience 31 , and a higher dental plaque index 32 have been previously associated with tooth loss 2 .…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Although periodontitis was not associated with prosthetic need in general, it was associated with the need for a complete denture. Periodontitis is also associated with tooth loss 27,29 , which explains this association. All the other factors that were related to complete denture requirement in this study, namely older age 30 , greater caries experience 31 , and a higher dental plaque index 32 have been previously associated with tooth loss 2 .…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Inflammatory and destructive periodontal diseases are still one of the urgent and unresolved medical and social problems of modern society, due to the high prevalence, sometimes reaching 90-98%, and due to the continuing trend towards an increase in the frequency of the initial signs of the inflammatory process already among relatively young people [1,2,3].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%