Open AccessRelationship between depression and chronic periodontitis
Author(s) -
Shiyamali Sundararajan,
Subramanian Muthukumar,
Suresh Ranga Rao
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of indian society of periodontology (print)/journal of indian society of periodontology (online)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.309
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 0975-1580
pISSN - 0972-124X
DOI - 10.4103/0972-124x.153479
Subject(s) - medicine , depression (economics) , clinical attachment loss , chronic periodontitis , periodontitis , mood , beck depression inventory , rating scale , dentistry , psychiatry , anxiety , psychology , developmental psychology , economics , macroeconomics
Periodontitis is a chronic, multifactorial, polymicrobial disease causing inflammation in the supporting structures of the teeth. There is a plethora of nonoral risk factors which can be quoted to aid in the development of chronic periodontitis. According to WHO, depression is a common mental disorder that presents with depressed mood, loss of interest or pleasure, feelings of guilt, disturbed sleep or appetite, low energy and poor concentration. Depression is associated with negligent oral health care and another mechanism proposed disturbance in the hypothalamic-pituitary axis system and hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid system, which can affect the periodontal status by affecting the immune system.