Muhammad Nasir Shah, Anam Rehan, Sonia Zakir.
Effect of obesity on periodontal disease.
Pak Oral Dental J Jan ;35(4):628-30.

The present study investigates the effect of obesity on periodontal diseases. For this purpose a sample of 80 subjects (20-50 years age) was collected at the Department of Periodontology, Khyber College of Dentistry (KCD) during July 2015 to September 2015. The periodontal examination consisted of Pocket probing depth (PPD), Clinical attachment level (CAL). Body mass index (BMI) and Waist Circumference (WC) were used as obesity indicators. The data indicated significant relation of BMI and WC with CAL in obese group as compared to non-obese .The results also suggested that the overall and abdominal obesity were associated with extent of periodontal disease in sample of patients studied.

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