Tag: Cardio vascular disease

Abstract Introduction Today’s era of evidence based dentistry provides an excellent environment to examine a possible correlationbetween oral and systemic disease.Aims &objective Aim of the study is to determine whether an association exists between triglyceride levels and periodontaldisease.Material &method The subjects included in the study were divided into 2 groups .Group A : chronic periodontitisGroup B : Control Group .BMI was recorded for both the groups. 3ml of venous blood was collected from the groups following an overnight fast . Thesamples were send to the Laboratory for estimation of serum triglyceride.Results The mean Triglyceride level for group A was significantly higher than compared to the control group (group B ).Conclusion The present study indicates that increased serum Triglyceride levels was positively associated with severperiodontal disease and might be a potential maker of periodontal disease . [avf_view name="Article Addons" view-id="66d98451c48e3"]