Author/Authors :
amougou, sylvie ndongo university teaching hospital, Yaounde, Cameroon , amougou, sylvie ndongo hospital center and university of yaounde (chu-y), Cameroon , amougou, sylvie ndongo university of yaounde 1 - faculty of medicine and biomedical sciences - department of medicine and specialties, Cameroon , kwedi, karl guy grégoire university of yaounde 1 - faculty of medicine and biomedical sciences - department oral and maxillofacial surgery and parodontology, Cameroon , abena, marie elvire nokam university of yaounde 1 - faculty of medicine and biomedical sciences - department oral and maxillofacial surgery and parodontology, Cameroon , ahmadou, jingi musa university of yaounde 1 - faculty of medicine and biomedical sciences - department of medicine and specialties, Cameroon , mendomo, elise marie eya’ane university of yaounde 1 - faculty of medicine and biomedical sciences - department oral and maxillofacial surgery and parodontology, Cameroon , bengondo, charles messanga university of yaounde 1 - faculty of medicine and biomedical sciences - department oral and maxillofacial surgery and parodontology, Cameroon , bengondo, charles messanga hospital center and university of yaounde (chu-y), Cameroon , bengondo, charles messanga university teaching hospital, Yaounde, Cameroon
Abstract :
Background. Periodontal disease is a multifactorial inflammatory disease affecting the support tissues of the teeth. Numerous studies have investigated the relationship between oral diseases and Essential Hypertension. There is a paucity of data on the relationship between periodontal disease and essential hypertension in Cameroon. Methods. We carried this cross-sectional comparative study in adults ≥ 21 years, of both sex. Participants were hypertensive (test group), and non-hypertensive (comparison group). The different periodontal indices (plaque index, bleeding index, loss of attachment) were measured during the periodontal examination. Student s test, Chi-square test, and linear regression models were used in the statistical analyses. Results. A total of 80 participants (40 hypertensives and 40 controls) were enrolled. Their mean ages were 53.3 ± 11.4 years and 42.8 ± 8.2 years respectively. Mean plaque index was 1.54 ± 0.7 in the hypertensives, and 1.36 ± 0.5 in nonhypertensives (p 0.05). Mean bleeding index was 1.88 ± 0.3 in hypertensives and 1.38 ± 0.4 in non-hypertensives (p 0.05). Mean attachment loss was 1.58 ± 0.22 in hypertensive patients and 1.26 ± 0.27 in controls with p 0.05. Conclusion. Our studies suggest a link between periodontal disease and essential hypertension. Further studies matching the control group in confounding variables are mandatory because of the significant difference in age between the two groups.
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Periodontal disease , essential hypertension , periodontal indices , Yaoundé
