Gender Differences In Periodontal Status And Oral Hygiene Of Systemically Healthy And Compromised Individuals

Introduction: Bacterial infections of the tissues that surround the teeth are more common which includes gingivitis and periodontitis. Gingivitis may advance to periodontitis, a condition in which connective tissue attachment and alveolar bone are destroyed, resulting in tooth loss. Aim: This study aims to assess the gender differences in periodontal status and oral hygiene in systemically healthy and compromised individuals. Materials and Methods: The present study consisted of 200 outpatients who reported to the Department of Periodontics, Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals, Chennai between December 2020 and January 2021 were enrolled. The patients were categorised based on gender and systemic disease status. Then the oral hygiene index-Simplified (OHI), probing pocket depth (PPD) and clinical attachment loss (CAL) were recorded. Chi-square test was done for data summarization and presentation. The results were considered statistically significant when the p-value was <0.05.