Periodontal health in a population with Parkinson's disease in Spain: a cross-sectional study

• Ana María García-de-la-Fuente ^[1] ; Aitziber Fernández-Jiménez ^[1] ; Irene Lafuente-Ibáñez-de-Mendoza ^[1] ; Mari José Lartitegui-Sebastián ^[1] ; Xabier Marichalar-Mendia ^[1] ; José Manuel Aguirre-Urizar ^[1]
  1. [1] Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea

     Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea

     Leioa, España

     
• Localización: Medicina oral, patología oral y cirugía bucal. Ed. inglesa, ISSN-e 1698-6946, Vol. 28, Nº. 1 (January), 2023
• Idioma: inglés
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  • The aim of this research is to evaluate the periodontal health of patients with Parkinson Disease (PD) in a Spanish cohort.

    A cross-sectional study was performed on 104 patients with PD (mean age: 66.19+9.3 years) and 106 controls (mean age: 59.26+14.11 years). A pre-designed clinical protocol was implemented, which included a standardized epidemiological index for periodontal disease (CPITN), clinical attachment loss (CAL), tooth-loss, full mouth plaque index (FMPI), and oral hygienic habits. Univariate descriptions and comparative analysis were performed.

    The majority of PD patients presented good oral hygienic habits. There were no significant differences in relation to CPITN, periodontitis, gingival recessions and tooth loss. However, moderate/severe CAL (p=0.027) and FMPI (p=0.003) was higher in the PD group.

    There were no differences on periodontitis and tooth loss between both groups. The higher number of advanced CAL and presence of biofilm in the PD group could be related to the difficulties to perform an effective tooth brushing due to this neurological disorder.