title: An investigation of blood hemogram and estimation of serum iron and protein levels in aggressive periodontitis patients: a clinic biochemical study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study is to investigate the blood hemogram and estimation of serum iron and proteins level in aggressive periodontitis patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 85 patients were selected and divided into two groups, 45 patients are with aggressive periodontitis and 40 patients are healthy. Periodontal parameters such as gingival infammation oral hygiene index, Russell's periodontal index and radiograph were taken. Total 10 ml blood was collected and sent for estimation of blood hemogram protein estimation and serum electrophoresis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There was statistical signifcant difference observed in relation to gingival infammation oral hygiene hemoglobin and total iron binding capacity level between both the groups.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  It has been concluded that periodontitis does not induce anemia like state, as the hematological and biochemical parameters were almost equally affected in periodontally healthy and periodontally diseased individuals, but some parameters showed statistical significant difference between the both groups.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In the present study, the clinical periodontal parameters, red blood cell parameters and serum iron and ferritin levels were compared among control and test groups. It was found that the values of gingival infammation, oral hygiene and periodontal index, hemoglobulin level and total iron binding protein were statistically signifcant between the groups. However, the values of erythrocyte count, white blood cell count, serum iron and serum proteins, serum electrophoresis did not show any signifcant correlation.
authors.affiliation: Professor and Head, Department of Periodontics, HSRSM Dental College and Hospital, Hingoli, Maharashtra, India, e-mail: doctorpydi@gmail.com.
authors.forename: P Krishna
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.affiliation: Professor and Head, Department of Orthodontics, HSRSM Dental College and Hospital, Hingoli, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: R Vamshidhar
authors.initials: RV
authors.lastname: Reddy
authors.affiliation: Reader, Department of Orthodontics, HSRSM Dental College and Hospital, Hingoli, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Sagar Arjun
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Mapare
authors.affiliation: Reader, Department of Prosthodontics, SB Patil Dental College, Bidar Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Venkat Ratna
authors.initials: VR
authors.lastname: Nag
authors.affiliation: Senior Lecturer, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics Malla Reddy Dental College, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gowtham
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology, CM Medical College Durg, Chhattisgarh, India.
authors.forename: Dimple
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Arora
mesh_terms: D010520:Aggressive Periodontitis / Q000097:blood* / Q000145:classification; D001798:Blood Proteins / Q000032:analysis*; D018450:Disease Progression; D004586:Electrophoresis; D004906:Erythrocyte Count; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000502:physiology; D005293:Ferritins / Q000097:blood; D005891:Gingivitis / Q000097:blood; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D007501:Iron / Q000097:blood*; D033862:Iron-Binding Proteins / Q000097:blood; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D009911:Oral Hygiene Index; D010512:Periodontal Index; D012709:Serum Albumin / Q000032:analysis; D012712:Serum Globulins / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D001798:Blood Proteins; D006454:Hemoglobins; D033862:Iron-Binding Proteins; D012709:Serum Albumin; D012712:Serum Globulins; D005293:Ferritins; D007501:Iron