Journal of Dentistry
Volume 33, Issue 9 , Pages 703-710 , October 2005

Increased physical activity reduces prevalence of periodontitis

  • Mohammad S. Al-Zahrani

      Affiliations

    • Division of Periodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, King Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 100434, Jeddah 21311, Saudi Arabia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +966 5 03612536; fax: +966 2 6404166.
    • ,
  • Elaine A. Borawski

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
    • Center for Health Promotion Research, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
    • ,
  • Nabil F. Bissada

      Affiliations

    • Department of Periodontics, School of Dental Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA

Received 31 August 2004 ,Revised 23 December 2004 ,Accepted 7 January 2005.

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PII: S0300-5712(05)00031-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jdent.2005.01.004

Journal of Dentistry
Volume 33, Issue 9 , Pages 703-710 , October 2005

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