Relationship between Hyperlipidemia and Periodontal Inflammation among Patients of Hypothyroidism
Muhammad Haseeb, Zubair Ahmed Khan, Sana Mukhtar, Hira Shafique, Gul Muhammad Shaikh, Gulrez Amin, Amina Tariq
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ABSTRACT
Objective:
The
study was conducted to assess the relationship between hyperlipidemia and
periodontal inflammation among patients of hypothyroidism
Method: Current study was analytical
crossectional in nature. Data was collected from 479 patients coming to the
dental section OPD of a tertiary care hospital in Lahore. Patients with
periodontitis and had hypothyroidism were taken as participants of study.
Periodontitis was assessed by clinical examination. Gender and age was taken as
demographic variables. Frequencies and percentages were calculated. Chi-square
was used to assed.
Results: The results of chi-square
revealed that there is a significant difference between the levels of
cholesterol and occurrence of periodontitis (X2=25.09, P=.001).
Participants with normal level of cholesterol and have periodontitis were 65(13.57%), with level of cholesterol at borderline and have periodontitis were 135(28.18%) and participants with high level of cholesterol and
have periodontitis were 279(58.25%).
Conclusion: Cholesterol
levels affect periodontal health in hypothyroidism patients.
Keywords: Hyperlipidemia,
Periodontitis, Hypothyroidism, Cholesterol