Abstract:Background: Indigenous populations globally experience worse health than their non-Indigenous counterparts. This includes oral health inequities, especially periodontal disease. Globally, the occurrence of periodontal disease such as gingivitis and chronic periodontitis are high among Indigenous people. This population encounters various barriers to accessing dental care as well as social and economic disadvantages, which results in higher disease burden compared to the general population. The aim of this syst… Show more
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