Association Of Platelet Count With Periodontal Status - A Retrospective Study

Abstract

Introduction
Periodontitis is an inflammatory disease affecting the supporting tissues of teeth, resulting in bone and tooth loss. Recent evidence has proven associations between periodontitis and systemic diseases and conditions like diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, preterm low birth weight etc. In this study, we evaluated the possible association between platelet count and periodontitis.
Materials and methods
Data was collected from Patient management software of Saveetha Dental College for a one month time period from January 2020 to February 2020, adhering to inclusion and exclusion criteria. The data includes the patient's periodontal status and platelet count. Results were depicted as graphs.
Results
In the present study, no statistically significant association was noted between platelet count and periodontitis, with a p value of 0.835. However, platelet counts were found to be comparatively increased in periodontitis patients, especially in male population and in the age group 51-60 years, than in gingivitis and clinically healthy patients .
Conclusion
Assessing the systemic inflammatory burden of periodontal diseases helps in understanding the possible role of periodontal disease in the initiation and progression of systemic diseases and conditions. Within the limits of the present study we concluded that no statistically significant association was observed between platelet count and periodontitis patients. More long term longitudinal studies with a larger sample size can be done.