Open AccessObesity and oral health - Is there a link? An observational study
Author(s) -
Neeraj Deshpande,
Mansi Rajendrakumar Amrutiya
Publication year - 2017
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/jisp.jisp_305_16
Subject(s) - medicine , obesity , waist , dyslipidemia , body mass index , periodontitis , gingival recession , diabetes mellitus , insulin resistance , periodontium , metabolic syndrome , dentistry , endocrinology
Periodontitis is defined as a destructive inflammatory disease involving the supporting tissues of the teeth due to specific microorganisms which results in a progressive destruction of supporting structures of the periodontium. Obesity is excessive body fat in proportion to lean body mass, to such an extent that health is impaired. Obesity, a serious public health problem, relates to a chronic low-grade systemic inflammation and is involved in the development of obesity-linked disorders including insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, dyslipidemia, and metabolic syndrome. The accurate process whereby obesity can affect periodontal health is so far unclear. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the association between obesity (using body mass index [BMI] and waist circumference [WC]) and periodontal health and disease using various periodontal parameters.