An Assessment of Periodontal Status and Oral Hygiene in Patients with Hypertension in the South-West Region of Romania
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Design
2.2. Patient Selection
- Test Group: 24 patients with high blood pressure (15 males and 9 females with systolic blood pressure (SBP) of 130 mmHg or higher or a diastolic blood pressure (DBP) of 80 mmHg or higher [29]) and no previously diagnosed periodontal conditions.
- Control Group: 30 patients (19 males and 11 females) with no previously recorded cardiovascular or periodontal diagnosis.
2.3. Periodontal Assessment
- Periodontal Probing Depth (PPD): This is measured at six sites per tooth (mesiobuccal, centrobuccal, distobuccal, mesiooral, centrooral, and distooral) using a standardized periodontal probe (UNC-15, Medesy, Maniago, Italy).
- Plaque Index (PLQ): This is determined by assessing the presence of dental plaque on all tooth surfaces. The percentage of surfaces with plaque was recorded.
- Bleeding on Probing Index (BPI): This is evaluated by gently probing the gingival sulcus at four sites per tooth (mesiobuccal, centrobuccal, distobuccal, and oral). The presence or absence of bleeding within 30 s was recorded.
2.4. Data Collection
2.5. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Demographic Data
3.2. Periodontal Status Parameters
3.3. Impact of Dental Implants
3.4. Overview of Findings
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Group | Mean Age (Years) | Mean Teeth (n)/Patient | Mean Implants (n)/Patient | Gender Male/Female Ratio | Rural/Urban Ratio |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Test | 62.2 | 6.75 | 4.50 | 1.66 | 1.18 |
Control | 47.7 | 17.03 | 4.00 | 1.72 | 1.63 |
t-test p-value | >0.05 | <0.05 | >0.05 | >0.05 | >0.05 |
Educational Level | PLQ | PPD | BPI | No. of Teeth |
---|---|---|---|---|
R | 0.30 | −0.03 | 0.22 | 0.76 |
p | 0.145 | 0.86 | 0.30 | 0.00001 |
Educational Level | PLQ | PPD | BPI | No. of Teeth |
---|---|---|---|---|
R | 0.29 | −0.07 | 0.11 | 0.23 |
p | 0.11 | 0.9 | 0.55 | 0.20 |
Group | PLQ (%) | PPD (mm) | BPI (%) |
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Test | 24 | 4.4 | 44 |
Control | 15.6 | 2.9 | 15.5 |
ANOVA p-value | <0.05 | <0.05 | <0.05 |
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Pavalan, A.; Pitru, A.R.; Gheorghe, D.-N.; Florescu, C.; Popescu, D.M.; Rîcă, A.M.; Nicolae, F.; Turcu, A.A.; Surlin, P. An Assessment of Periodontal Status and Oral Hygiene in Patients with Hypertension in the South-West Region of Romania. Biomedicines 2025, 13, 696. https://doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines13030696
Pavalan A, Pitru AR, Gheorghe D-N, Florescu C, Popescu DM, Rîcă AM, Nicolae F, Turcu AA, Surlin P. An Assessment of Periodontal Status and Oral Hygiene in Patients with Hypertension in the South-West Region of Romania. Biomedicines. 2025; 13(3):696. https://doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines13030696
Chicago/Turabian StylePavalan, Ana, Allma Roxana Pitru, Dorin-Nicolae Gheorghe, Cristina Florescu, Dora Maria Popescu, Ana Maria Rîcă, Flavia Nicolae, Adina Andreea Turcu, and Petra Surlin. 2025. "An Assessment of Periodontal Status and Oral Hygiene in Patients with Hypertension in the South-West Region of Romania" Biomedicines 13, no. 3: 696. https://doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines13030696
APA StylePavalan, A., Pitru, A. R., Gheorghe, D.-N., Florescu, C., Popescu, D. M., Rîcă, A. M., Nicolae, F., Turcu, A. A., & Surlin, P. (2025). An Assessment of Periodontal Status and Oral Hygiene in Patients with Hypertension in the South-West Region of Romania. Biomedicines, 13(3), 696. https://doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines13030696