Periodontal status of patients with Sjögren's syndrome: a cross-sectional study.
Sjögren's Syndrome (SS) is a chronic inflammatory disease characterized by xerostomia. Although it is confirmed that a common observation in SS is increased susceptibility to caries, the degree of influence of SS on periodontal disease has not been well-described. The purpose of this study was to determine the periodontal status of 14 SS female subjects and 14 age-matched females, who did not exhibit SS (controls). The mean age of the SS and control subjects were 52.9 +/- 11.6 and 53.7 +/- 8.9, respectively. The plaque (PI), gingival (GI), bleeding (BI) and calculus (CI) indexes, as well as probing depth (PD) and attachment level (AL), were estimated on 7 index teeth. Data were analyzed by means of the Student t-test. The results indicated that there were no statistically significant differences between the SS and control groups: PI, PD and GI (p greater than 0.05); AL and CI (p greater than 0.1); and BI (p greater than 0.01). Thus, it may be concluded from this study that Sjögren's syndrome has no observable influence upon the indices measured in evaluating periodontal disease.
Dental Department, National Cheng Kung University Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan, R.O.C.
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D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D010512:Periodontal Index; D012859:Sjogren's Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D014987:Xerostomia / Q000150:complications