European Journal of Molecular & Clinical Medicine

Abstract

Background: There are numerous non-oral risk factors that can contribute to the
development of chronic periodontitis. Depression is linked to poor oral hygiene, and
another explanation suggests that disturbances in the hypothalamic-pituitary axis and
hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid systems can influence periodontal health by altering the
immune system. The goal of this study was to see if there was a link between periodontal
clinical parametersand depression.
Material and Method: A case-control study with 40 patients in each case and control
group was used. Probing depth and clinical attachment loss were the periodontal
parameters that were measured. Beck's depression scale was used to calculate
depression. SPSS software was used to conduct the statistical analysis (SPSS Inc.,
Chicago, IL, USA; version 17.0 under windows 2000). The link between clinical
periodontal markers and depression was determined using the Student's t-test.
Result: Periodontal patients had a considerably higher overall depression score than
normal controls, according to self-reported depression scoring using Beck's depression
inventory.
Conclusion: The degree of periodontal disease and the severity of depression in patients
was likely to be significantly related in this study