title: Multifactorial relationship of obesity and periodontal disease.
abstract: Obesity is a chronic disease of mutifactorial origin, where there is increase in body fat. Periodontitis is an inflammatory disease of tooth supporting tissues resulting in destruction of periodontal ligament and alveolar bone. Periodontitis and obesity are both chronic health problems and the literature supports this association. A hyperinflammatory state observed in obesity is proposed as a mechanism to explain this association. This low grade inflammation in obese subjects triggers the worsening of non transmissible chronic diseases like periodontitis. So the aim of this article is to get the overview of association between adipose tissue derived cytokines and periodontal disease.
authors: Professor, Department of Periodontology, Thaimoogambigai Dental College and Hospital , Golden George Nagar, Chennai, India .
authors: Snophia
authors: S
authors: Suresh
authors: Professor, Department of Periodontics, Meenakshiammal Dental College , Chennai, India .
authors: Jaideep
authors: J
authors: Mahendra
keywords: Adipokines; Obesity; Periodontal disease