title: Periodontal findings in patients with Hansen's disease.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To find out whether there are any relationship between leprosy and periodontitis as evidenced by clinical parameters.
  
  
  METHODS
  Fifteen diagnosed patients with Hansen's disease were selected and compared against 50 healthy individuals. Clinical parameters like probing pocket depth and clinical attachment level were evaluated for both the groups and the results were subjected to statistical analysis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Mean probing depth and attachment loss is seen more in patients with Hansen's disease than the healthy controls which are statistically significant.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Patients with Hansen's disease tend to have more periodontal destruction than the healthy controls.
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontics, Tagore Dental College, Chennai, India. Electronic address: vathathmaja@yahoo.co.in.
authors.forename: Aravindhan Thiruputkuzhi
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Ranganathan
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontics, Saveetha Dental College, Chennai, India.
authors.forename: Waleed
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Khalid
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontics, Madha Dental College, Chennai, India.
authors.forename: Ponnandai Krishnamurthy
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Saraswathy
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontics, Tagore Dental College, Chennai, India.
authors.forename: Chitraa Rama
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Chandran
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontics, Tagore Dental College, Chennai, India.
authors.forename: Lakshmiganthan
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Mahalingam
keywords: Leprosy; Mycobacterium leprae; Periodontal attachment loss; Periodontitis