Open AccessMultifactorial Relationship of Obesity and Periodontal Disease
Author(s) -
Snophia Suresh,
Jaideep Mahendra
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2014/7071.4227
Subject(s) - periodontitis , medicine , obesity , dental alveolus , periodontal fiber , inflammation , adipose tissue , disease , chronic periodontitis , periodontal disease , dentistry
Obesity is a chronic disease of mutifactorial origin, where there is increase in body fat. Periodontitis is an inflammatory disease of tooth supporting tissues resulting in destruction of periodontal ligament and alveolar bone. Periodontitis and obesity are both chronic health problems and the literature supports this association. A hyperinflammatory state observed in obesity is proposed as a mechanism to explain this association. This low grade inflammation in obese subjects triggers the worsening of non transmissible chronic diseases like periodontitis. So the aim of this article is to get the overview of association between adipose tissue derived cytokines and periodontal disease.