Association between mental well-being, depression, and periodontal attachment level among young adults of the postwar Sebha city, Libya: A pilot study

• Published in: Journal of natural science, biology and medicine Vol. 5; no. 2; pp. 308 - 312
• Main Authors: Peeran, Syed, Kumar, Naveen, Azaruk, Faiza Abdelkader, Alsaid, Fatma, Abdalla, Khaled, Mugrabi, Marei
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: India Medknow Publications Pvt Ltd 01.07.2014; Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd; Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd; Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd
• Subjects: Mental disorders; Mental illness; Original; Periodontal disease; Periodontal diseases; Psychological aspects; Risk factors; Libya; mental well-being; Depression; periodontal attachment loss; ICD-10; who-five well being
• ISSN: 0976-9668; 2229-7707
• DOI: 10.4103/0976-9668.136172

Objectives: The present study was aimed to investigate the association of mental well-being and depression with periodontal clinical attachment loss among young adults in postwar urban population of Sebha city, Libya. Materials and Methods: Mental well-being and depression were assessed using Arabic versions of World Health Organization (WHO) five well-being index and major depression inventory (ICD-10), respectively. Random sample of 149 subjects were studied. Degree of periodontal attachment was measured at six sites per tooth using a rigid manual periodontal probe. Result and Conclusion: A total of 59.11% of the studied samples had healthy mental well-being state, whereas 40.81% had poor mental well-being. The severity of depression was stronger in males than in females. In the present study mental well-being, depression, and all its categories did not have any significant effect on periodontal attachment loss. Further studies and health interventions can be planned based on this data.