Mohamad, Wan Majdiah Wan
(2014)
Hypertension and its association with the
severity of chronic periodontitis: a
preliminary study.
Other.
Pusat Pengajian Sains Pergigian, Universiti Sains Malaysia.
Abstract
Chronic periodontitis (CP) is an inflammatory disease of the supporting tissues of the teeth caused by
specific microorganism.Hypertension is_one of the major causes cardiovascular disease
--------nas recently drawn increasing attc~~1c11·be"ause of its potehtial relationship with cardiovascular disease. The
objectives of this study were to detenmine the prevalence of the hypertension in CP patients as well as to
evaluate the association between hypertension and severity of CP. One hundred and eighty five records of CP
patients treated in Dental Clinic, Universiti Sains Malaysia Hospital (USM Hospital), Kelantan from 201 0 until
2013 were retrieved and reviewed. The diagnosis of periodontal disease and the presence of hypertension were
recorded. The severity of chronic periodontitis was classified into mild, moderate and severe according to the
clinical attachment loss. The data was obtained and analyzed using SPSS version 20.0. Majority of the subjects
were from Malay ethnic group (94.4%) at the range age between 41 and 61 years (67.8%). In conclusion, the
prevalence of hypertension in chronic periodontitis patients was 12.2%. There was no significant association
between hypertension and seventy of CP (p=0.229).
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