Brushing Away the Blues: Self-Reported Oral Hygiene Practices Are Associated With Mild Depressive Symptoms in Airline Pilots
Piercarlo Minoretti,
Miryam Liaño Riera,
Manuel Gómez Serrano
et al.
Abstract:Introduction
Airline pilots are susceptible to mental health issues, with depression prevalence ranging from 1.9% to 12.6%. Recent research in the general population indicates a potential link between depression and oral health. In this cross-sectional study, we sought to investigate the association between self-reported oral hygiene practices and depressive symptoms among airline pilots.
Methods
One hundred actively working male airline pilots of Caucasian descent voluntarily … Show more
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