ABSTRACT
Liver cirrhosis and other chronic liver diseases are sometimes detected with oral manifestations, and in recent years, cirrhosis has been recognized as a potential predisposing condition for periodontal disease. The purpose of this study was to determine the periodontal parameters in cirrhotic patients. In this study, twenty hospitalized patients with liver cirrhosis [case group] and 20 healthy individuals [control group] were selected and matched by age, gender, oral hygiene, and smoking habit. All subjects were non-alcoholic. The diagnosis of liver cirrhosis was confirmed histologically, and no other systemic diseases were present. Periodontal indices including probing depth [PPD], clinical attachment level [CAL] bleeding points index [BPI], and plaque index [PI] were recorded in both groups. The data were analyzed using Mann-Whitney and t-test. Mean CAL in case and control groups were 5.05 +/- 0.33 mm and 4.90 +/- 0.32 mm, respectively [P > 0.05]. Mean PPD was 4.37 +/- 0.20 mm in case and 4.28 +/- 0.18 mm in control group [P > 0.05]. Mean BPI was found to be 21.1% and 19.9% in the case and control group, respectively [P>0.05] Mean PI was 21.55 in case and 19.45 in control subjects [P > 0.05]. According to the results of this study, it could be concluded there are no significant differences between cirrhotic and healthy subjects in terms of periodontal disease parameters