01212nas a2200205   4500000000100000008004100001653001800042653001200060653001200072100001900084700001300103700001800116700001600134700001700150245006000167300001200227490000800239520074500247022001400992       2014                            d10aPeriodontitis10aleprosy10aControl1 aRanganathan AT1 aKhalid W1 aSaraswathy PK1 aChandran CR1 aMahalingam L00aPeriodontal findings in patients with Hansen's disease.  aS108-100 v7S13 a<p><b>OBJECTIVE: </b>To find out whether there are any relationship between leprosy and periodontitis as evidenced by clinical parameters.</p><p><b>METHODS: </b>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.</p><p><b>
RESULTS: </b>Mean probing depth and attachment loss is seen more in patients with Hansen's disease than the healthy controls which are statistically significant.</p><p><b>
CONCLUSIONS: </b>Patients with Hansen's disease tend to have more periodontal destruction than the healthy controls.</p>  a1995-7645