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Evaluation of relationship between stress and periodontal disease in different professional college students
Lakshmi Kanth Kolaparthy1, Bharathi Kota1, Yamuna Marella1
1Department of Periodontics, Sibar Institute of Dental Sciences, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Background:
To evaluate the association between stress and periodontitis in different professional college students.
Subjects And Methods:
The study was conducted in 360 professional college students which includes Medical, Dental, Pharmacy, Nursing, Engineering, and Chartered Accountancy. From each group, 60 students were included in the study. Self-reported Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale questionnaire was given to all the students and clinical examination was conducted in all the participants to assess the Oral hygiene index - simplified (OHI-S), clinical attachment level (CAL), and Gingival Index Simplified (GI-S).
Statistical Analysis:
Statistics was performed using the ANOVA test, post hoc test, and Pearson correlation test to compare the psychological parameter of stress with periodontal parameters among six groups of students. P <0.05 was considered to be statistically significant.
Results:
Group I showed higher mean stress scores (10.78 ± 0.76) compared to other groups. The mean OHI-S (1.61 ± 0.15), mean CAL (3.68 ± 0.79), and mean GI-S (1.43 ± 0.15) scores also increased with elevated stress levels among medical students. Followed by Group VI and Group II showed almost similar results.
Conclusion:
The present study showed strong association between stress and periodontal disease and have an adverse effect over oral hygiene factors among the students.
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