Periodontal severity and metabolic syndrome: A cross-sectional study from a tertiary care hospital in India.

Lata Goyal, Amandeep Kaur, Yeshwanth Perambudhuru, Shubham Sareen, Arshad Eranhikkal, Mehak Gupta, Prabhleen Kaur Brar

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Lata GoyalDepartment of Dentistry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bathinda, Punjab, India.

Amandeep KaurDepartment of General Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bathinda, Punjab, India.

Yeshwanth PerambudhuruDepartment of Dentistry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bathinda, Punjab, India.

Shubham SareenDepartment of Periodontics, Oral Health Sciences Centre, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India.

Arshad EranhikkalDepartment of Dentistry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bathinda, Punjab, India.

Mehak GuptaDepartment of Dentistry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bathinda, Punjab, India.

Prabhleen Kaur BrarDepartment of Conservative Dentistry, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) , Chandigarh, India.

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Abstract

Periodontitis links to metabolic syndrome (MS) through chronic inflammation affecting teeth-supporting structures. Hence, this cross-sectional study examined 330 metabolic syndrome patients for periodontitis staging, probing depth, attachment loss, teeth count and oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL). Periodontitis prevalence reached 74.5%, distributed as 44.5% Stage I, 17% Stage II, 7% Stage III and 6% Stage IV; only raised blood sugar correlated significantly (p=0.036). Average OHRQoL score was 20.88±7.42, worsening beyond 35 in Stages III-IV. Findings advance understanding by quantifying staging-specific OHRQoL decline, supporting targeted periodontal screening in metabolic syndrome.

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diabetesdyslipidaemiahypertensionobesityOral health

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PMID41960464

DOI10.6026/973206300220477

PMCPMC13058340

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