01636nas a2200205   4500000000100000008004100001653001200042653002400054653002300078653002300101653001000124100001500134700001300149700001300162245013000175856006900305300001200374490000600386520103800392       2017                            d10aleprosy10aPeriodontal disease10aPeriodontal status10aLepers oral health10aIndia1 aKhanagar S1 aMishra P1 aFareed N00aPrevalence and severity of periodontal disease among leprosy patients in West Bengal State, India - A cross sectional survey.  uhttps://wwjournals.com/index.php/ijar/article/viewFile/6994/6935  a176-1770 v73 a<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Leprosy is one of the world’s oldest and most dreaded diseases that have tormented humans throughout history, leaving lasting impressions on religion, literature and art. This study is thus undertaken with the objective of assessing the severity of periodontal diseases among subjects afflicted with leprosy in the state of West Bengal.<br />
<strong>Methodology: </strong>A Crossectional descriptive epidemiological study was conducted among 350 subjects drawn from across the state of West Bengal, India. Data was collected by the using a specially designed proforma, Results: Clinical examination for periodontal diseases showed that majority of the subjects were suffering from periodontal diseases, the severity of periodontal disease was Lepromatous type of leprosy followed by Tuberculoid type, the least affected was the Pure Neuritic type.<br />
<strong>Conclusion: </strong>The present shows that the oral disease burden especially periodontal diseases is more on this community.</p>