Association between Chronic Periodontitis and Serum Lipid Levels
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2019-03
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Society for Health Care & Research Development
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Hyperlipidemia is a known risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. A common biologic mechanism between systemic diseases, such as cardiovascular diseases, and periodontal diseases has been suggested. The aim of this study is to examine the association between blood lipid profile and periodontitis. Aim: To study the correlation between serum lipid profile and periodontitis. Methods: The levels of serum lipid profile in 60 subjects, 30 with chronic generalized periodontitis based on clinical attachment loss (CAL) constituting the test group and 30 without periodontitis constituting the control group, were measured and compared with each other. Both these groups were free from other systemic illnesses. Statistical Analysis: The mean CAL was positively correlated with serum low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol (P < 0.01). Results: The mean serum LDL cholesterol (126.62) and total cholesterol (173.32) in periodontitis patients were found to be significantly higher as compared to that of the controls. The mean CAL (5.32 mm) was positively correlated with serum LDL cholesterol. The frequency of persons with pathologic values of LDL cholesterol and total cholesterol was significantly higher in periodontitis patients compared with that of the controls. Conclusion: These results showed that high serum LDL cholesterol and total cholesterol may be associated with periodontitis in otherwise healthy people. However, it is unclear whether periodontitis causes an increase in the levels of serum LDL.
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Cardiovascular disease (CVD), cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein (LDL), periodontitis
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Kumar Abhima, Ashraf Tahira, Kotwal Bhanu. Association between Chronic Periodontitis and Serum Lipid Levels. Annals of International medical and Dental Research. 2019 Mar; 5(2): 30-34