en پریودنتولوژی Periodontology پژوهشي Research <p> <strong>Statement of Problem:</strong> The effects of individual variations in coping strategies have been debated in studies of the association between stress and chronic periodontitis, with conflicting results. Purpose: To investigate the associations between stress, coping styles and periodontal disease in a sample of Iranian population. </p><p> <strong>Materials and Method:</strong> Forty patients with chronic periodontitis and forty control subjects with a healthy periodontium were enrolled in this study and matched for age and gender. Participants were patients undergoing periodontal treatment at the Department of Periodontics, Guilan University of Medical Sciences. A single examiner performed periodontal examination. Psychological assessments, including the Life Events Questionnaire and the Ways of Coping Questionnaire were done by a second examiner both examiners were blind to the study. Bi-variate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were used to compare results for patients and control subjects. </p><p> <strong>Results:</strong> Statistically significant differences in the problem-focused coping (p< 0.01), intensity of stress (p< 0.006), as well as escape-avoidance (p< 0.01), and accepting responsibility (p< 0.001) subscales were observed between the patient and control groups. Multivariate logistic regression identified a negative association between periodontitis and tooth-brushing frequency (OR= 3.3, 95% CI: 1.22- 8.69), as well as the accepting responsibility coping style (OR= 1.5, 95% CI: 1.14- 1.98), and a positive association with stress intensity (OR= 1.081, 95% CI: 1.023-1.143). </p><p> <strong>Conclusion:</strong> The results suggest that psychological stress associated with various life events is a significant risk indicator for periodontal disease. Although statistically small, there was a clinically important link between coping strategies and periodontal disease. </p><hr><p></p><p> <strong>Source: </strong>Journal of Dentistry, Shiraz University of Medical Science </p><p> <a href="http://dentjods.sums.ac.ir/index.php/dentjods/article/view/476" target="_blank"><font color="#0000ff">Full Text</font></a> </p> Coping Skills;Attachment Loss;Psychological adaptation;Emotional stress 0 0 http://idai.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-32-917&slc_lang=en&sid=1 G Radafshar golishad@gmail.com 10031947532846004007 10031947532846004007 Yes Oral and Maxillo-Facial Developmental Disease Research Center, School of Dentistry, Guilan University of Medical Sciences H Zarrabi 10031947532846004008 10031947532846004008 No School of Medicine, Guilan University of Medical Sciences S Jalayer 10031947532846004009 10031947532846004009 No