Abstract:
Periodontal disease is a disease that progresses asymptomatically in the first stage, but affects the
lives of individuals socially, psychologically and functionally. In order to measure the effect of
this disease on quality of life, periodontal conditions of underground mine workers in Zonguldak
province were determined and the relationship between periodontal status and quality of life was
evaluated.
Material Methods
255 volunteered miners were visited and Community Periodontal Index and Treatment Needs
(CPITN), papillary bleeding index and periodontal status were determined. Afterwards,
sociodemographic data, oral hygiene habits, bleeding and bad breath findings and Oral Health
Impact Profile-14 (OHIP-14) scale were completed
