جستجوی مقالات مرتبط با کلیدواژه « پلاک اندکس » در نشریات گروه « پزشکی »

Periodontal disease with alveolar bone resorption and tooth loss is common in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). RA subjects show inadequate plaque control due to physical disability as well as compromised immune response, both of which might result in a greater predisposition to periodontal disease in these subjects than in the normal population. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of periodontal disease among rheumatoid arthritis patients. Periodontal status (plaque index, papillary bleeding index, and missing teeth) was examined in 70 individuals including 35 patients with active rheumatoid arthritis and 35 healthy individuals as control group. The results were analyzed using SPSS software and student t-test. Patients with rheumatoid arthritis included 31 females (88.6%) and 4 males (11.4%) with a mean age of 45 years. Healthy control group included 26 females (74.3%) and 9 males (25.7%) with a mean age of 37 years. Patients with rheumatoid arthritis showed significant increases in Plaque index (P=0.0001), papillary bleeding index (P=0.002), and number of missing teeth (P=0.03) compared to the healthy control group. Three patients also had secondary Sjogren's syndrome. Patients with rheumatoid arthritis had a greater level of periodontal disorders compared to control group. In addition to the effects of this chronic inflammatory disease and immune host deficiened, this could be attributed to physical disability in maintaining oral health and gingival effects of anti rheumatic medications.

The aim of this study was to evaluate periodontal destruction among patients with types I & II diabetes mellitus compared with non-diabetic patients. Periodontal destruction was assessed in the following 3 groups: 1) 24 type I diabetic subjects (IDDM, aged>12 yrs.), 2) 24 type II diabetic subjects (NIDDM, aged>40 yrs.), and 3) 10 non-diabetic patients of any age range. Clinical parameters included probing pocket depth, plaque index, Russle's Index as well as radiographic bone loss. Results & Statistical analysis of findings demonstrated that variation in periodontal indices among the 3 groups was mainly due to variation in the age of subjects. Type I diabetic subjects had a greater score for Russle's Index as compared to the other 2 groups even after adjustment for age. Diabetes duration was in positive correlation with the degree of periodontal destruction regardless of the diabetes type. Furthermore, fasting blood glucose level had a positive but insignificant correlation with various periodontal indices.