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Oral manifestations in hypertensive patients: A clinical study
Prashant Kumar1, Kmk Mastan, Ramesh Chowdhary
1Department of Oral Pathology, S.Nijalingappa Institute of Dental Sciences, Gulbarga, India.
Aim:
The aim of this work was to determine the frequency and nature of oral manifestations in a hypertensive patient.
Materials And Methods:
The study sample consisted of 465 known hypertensive patients, between the age group of 20-80 years of which 250 patients were males and 215 were females. 105 were between the age group of 1-40 years, 136 in 41-50 years, 110 in 51-60 years, and 114 in 60 and above year of age. Data were statistically analyzed Student's t-test.
Results:
79.14% of the patients presented with Russell's periodontal index score ranging from 2- 4.9 which suggested an established periodontal lesion. The risk factors for old men and women to develop hypertension were 90%, among those who survived to ages 65 to 89 years.
Conclusion:
The frequency of potential oral manifestations in patients with hypertension was significantly high, thus showing an association of gingival and periodontal pathology in hypertensive patients.
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