Relationship of Tooth Mobility with Systemic Diseases among Patients Reporting Private Dental College in Chennai

Abstract

Periodontitis begins with bacterial infection of the oral structures and if not properly treated eventually leads
to tooth loss. Over the past decade, a growing body of scientific evidence suggests an exquisite association
between oral infection and systemic diseases. The purpose of our study was to compare the tooth mobility
which is the main indicator of periodontal diseases with systemic diseases. An institutional study was
conducted using case records of patients attending private dental college from July 2019- March 2020 .
A total of 71 case sheets of patients who had recorded tooth mobility index were retrieved and data was
collected. Data analysis was done using SPSS software version 23.0. Chi-square association was done to
explore the relationship between tooth mobility and systemic diseases. From the study results, 50.70%
of participants belong to the age group of 36-55 yrs, 40.85% were females and 59.15% were males, thus
showing male predominance in the current study population. 66.197% of study participants have absence
of systemic diseases and 33.803% have systemic diseases. 4.2% of participants with systemic diseases
and 2.12% of participants without systemic diseases have mobile teeth between 17-24 (GROUP IV). No
statistically significant association was found between tooth mobility and systemic diseases.(P = 0.858).
The results of the present study indicate that prevalence of increased number of mobile teeth was found
among participants with systemic diseases. But the association was not statistically significant. Knowledge
of disease interrelationships and their associations may prove to reduce patient risks and prevent systemic
disease outcomes and hence further studies to be carried out to assess the interrelationships.