Assessment Of Periodontal Status among Post Menopausal Women: A Retrospective Study

Periodontitis is defined as an inflammatory disease of the supporting tissues of the teeth. Menopause has been associated with destructive periodontal disease in older women. The aim of this study was to assess the periodontal status among post menopausal women. A retrospective study was conducted among patients in a private institution in Chennai from June 2019 - March 2020. A total of 4341 postmenopausal patients were recruited. Data regarding the periodontal status of the patients were collected from their case records. Descriptive statistics and inferential statistics were done using SPSS software. The present study showed that among the study population, 20.3% had periodontitis, 71.61% had gingivitis and 8.04% had clinically healthy gingiva. There was a higher prevalence of periodontitis among post menopausal women between 45 to 60 years of age (15.8%), followed by patients between 60 to 75 years of age (3.92%) and the least among patients between 75 to 90 years of age (0.58%). Also there was a statistically significant association between different age groups of post menopausal women and the periodontal status.