Evaluation of gingival and periodontal status in obese and non-obese type II diabetic patients – a cross sectional study

Authors

  • Kenniayan Kumar SriChinthu
  • Velusamy Pavithra
  • G.S. Kumar
  • Harikrishnan Prasad
  • Perumal Prema
  • Thuckanickenpalayam Ragunathan Yoithapprabhunath
  • Nagarajan Rangarajan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15386/mpr-1686

Keywords:

gingivitis, periodontitis, obesity, diabetes mellitus

Abstract

Objective. The aim of this study was to evaluate gingival and periodontal status in obese and non-obese type II Diabetic Patients.

Methods. The study population comprised of 75 subjects visiting the outpatient department of our institution, divided into three different groups, group 1 (obese diabetic), group 2 (non-obese diabetic), and group 3 (obese, non-diabetic). Diabetic status was assessed with HbA1c values and obesity status was assessed by body mass index (BMI) score greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2. Gingival and periodontal status were assessed using the Gingival Index (GI) and Community Periodontal Index (CPI) respectively.

Results. The mean gingival index score in group 1, group 2, and group 3 were 1.58, 1.54, and 1.25, respectively. Gingival status was poor among obese and non-obese diabetic subjects [Groups  1 & 2] when compared with obese non-diabetic patients [Group – 3]. The periodontal status showed that periodontal pockets  were increased in diabetic obese group (15.4%), followed by diabetic non obese (4.66%), and non-diabetic obese (2%) group respectively and loss of attachment was severe in diabetic obese group (60.7%), followed by diabetic non obese (45.9%) and non-diabetic obese (15.3%) respectively.

Conclusion. Gingival and periodontal status was poor in the obese diabetic group compared to non-obese diabetic and obese non diabetic group. Hence, the risk of gingivitis and periodontitis in obese diabetic patients should be addressed earlier to prevent further complications and achieve a good oral health status.

Downloads

Published

2020-09-08

How to Cite

1.
SriChinthu KK, Pavithra V, Kumar G, Prasad H, Prema P, Yoithapprabhunath TR, Rangarajan N. Evaluation of gingival and periodontal status in obese and non-obese type II diabetic patients – a cross sectional study. Med Pharm Rep [Internet]. 2020 Sep. 8 [cited 2025 Oct. 23];94(1):94-8. Available from: https://medpharmareports.com/index.php/mpr/article/view/1686

Issue

Vol. 94 No. 1 (2021)

Section

Original Research

License

The authors are required to transfer the copyright of the published paper to the journal. This is done by agreeing to sign the Copyright Assignment Form. Whenever the case, authors are also required to send permissions to reproduce material (such as illustrations) from the copyright holder.

 Creative Commons License
The papers published in the journal are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.