CORONARY HEART DISEASE AND PERIODONTITIS; A CASE CONTROL STUDY

Authors

  • Shakeel Anwar Department of Operative Dentistry, Khyber College of Dentistry, Peshawar.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33279/jkcd.v3i1.516

Keywords:

Periodontitis, gingivitis, Community Periodontal Index for Treatment Needs, Gingival Index, Coronary heart disease.

Abstract

Objective: To find out relationship between periodontitis and coronary heart disease
Methods and materials: In this case-control study the sample size was 300 which comprised of 150 cases and 150 exactly matched controls. The cases were selected from the Department of Cardiology, Hayatabad Medical Complex, Peshawar and controls were selected from other wards and units of Hayatabad Medical Complex and Khyber College of Dentistry, Peshawar.
Community Periodontal Index for Treatment Needs and Gingival Index were the study variables.
Results: All the results were analyzed on SPSS version 16. Odds ratio was calculated as 2.68, meaning a positive association between Periodontitis and Coronary Heart Disease. Pearson chi square test was applied to the variables of inflammation of gums in cases and controls and it also supported the alternate Hypothesis of association of Coronary Heart Disease and gum disease
(9.62, P-002).
Conclusion: It can be concluded from this study that periodontitis is associated with an increased risk of Coronary heart disease.

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Published

2012-12-31

How to Cite

Shakeel Anwar. (2012). CORONARY HEART DISEASE AND PERIODONTITIS; A CASE CONTROL STUDY. JOURNAL OF KHYBER COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY, 3(1), 33–36. https://doi.org/10.33279/jkcd.v3i1.516

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 1 (2012): Journal of Khyber College of Dentistry

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Copyright (c) 2012 Shakeel Anwar

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