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Perceived Stress, Severity Of Xerostomia, And Periodontal Status In Undergraduate Dental Students, Engku Ahmad Muzhaffar, Zurairah Berahim, Norsila Abdul Wahab, Norkhafizah Saddki
Perceived Stress, Severity Of Xerostomia, And Periodontal Status In Undergraduate Dental Students, Engku Ahmad Muzhaffar, Zurairah Berahim, Norsila Abdul Wahab, Norkhafizah Saddki
Journal of Dentistry Indonesia
Dentistry is a highly stressful program; stress is associated with xerostomia and periodontal disease.
Objective: This study aims to investigate the association of perceived stress, severity of xerostomia, and periodontal status in dental students.
Methods: This was a two-phase cross-sectional study of 245 Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) undergraduate dental students. Phase 1 involved administration of the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10) and Summated Xerostomia Inventory (SXI). In phase 2, the Community Periodontal Index (CPI) was performed on 150 students to determine their periodontal status.
Results: Mean PSS-10 and SXI scores were 19.6 (SD 5.47) and 7.9 (SD 2.04), respectively. …