Periodontal Status of Overweight Patients

Abstract

Introduction. Today obesity is becoming an epidemic, with the problem of an increasing prevalence of periodontal tissue disease in the population. There is increasing evidence in the literature of the relationship between periodontal health and body weight. Our study aimed to evaluate the condition of periodontal tissues of overweight patients. Patients and methods. In this cross-­sectional study, 44 patients were evaluated. 31 overweight/obese patients were included in the main group, 13 patients with normal body mass index (BMI) formed the control group. PMA, Fush and Silness-­Loe indices were used to assess periodontal status. Results. An analysis of the relationship between the PMA and Fush indices and the presence of overweight/obesity showed statistically significant differences (p = 0.006). A higher incidence of advanced chronic generalized periodontitis was observed in overweight/obese patients compared to normal weight patients (p = 0.007). The odds for advanced chronic generalized periodontitis were 10,0 times higher in overweight/obese than in normal weight patients (95% CI 1.87–53.48). Conclusion. Our findings indicate that overweight patients had more severe chronic generalized periodontitis than normal-­weight patients.