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Acta Physiologica 2007; Volume 191, Supplement 658
Joint Meeting of The Slovak Physiological Society, The Physiological Society and The Federation of European Physiological Societies
9/11/2007-9/14/2007
Bratislava, Slovakia

THE EFFECT OF OBESITY ON THE CLINICAL PERIODONTAL STATUS AND AMOUNT OF GINGIVAL CREVICULAR FLUID
Abstract number: PTH11-91

Duran¹ I., Okudan² N., Gokbel² H., Hakki¹ S.S.

¹Department of Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry
²Depart ment of Physiology, Meram Faculty of Medicine, Selcuk University, Konya, Turkey [email protected]

Aim:

Obesity may associate with increased risk of periodontal disease. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of obesity on periodontal clinical parameters and volume of the gingival crevicular fluid (GCF).

Methods:

Forty-two obese and 12 nonobese women (control group) volunteered in the study. Obese women were included into obese group (30.0 < BMI<40.0, n = 19) or morbid obese group (BMI>=40, n = 23). In all subjects Probing Depth (PD), Clinical Attachment Level (CAL), Gingival Index (GI) and Plaque Index (PI) were recorded and GCF sampling was performed.

Results:

Although mean PI was significantly greater in only morbid obese group when compared to the other groups, no significant difference was observed for other clinical parameters between groups. The amounts of GCF were also greater in only morbid obese group compared to the other groups, but this difference was not statistically significant.

Conclusion:

Data obtained from this study suggests that obesity is not directly a risk factor for periodontal diseases.

To cite this abstract, please use the following information:
Acta Physiologica 2007; Volume 191, Supplement 658 :PTH11-91