The Association Between Salivary Procalcitonin and Periodontitis in Type 2 Diabetic Patients

Background: One of the most prevalent conditions that affects teeth, periodontitis causes surrounding and supporting tooth structure to be destroyed. Procalcitonin may a helpful marker determine severity infection, forecast prognosis, track effectiveness treatment. Aim study: To assess association between salivary procalcitonin level periodontal bacterial infections in diabetic individuals contrasting it with non-diabetic people. Patient method: A case control study conducted at department periodontics during period from February April 2022. It included 70 subjects divided into four groups according diabetes. Five ml sample was taken each participant for quantitative determination procalcitonin. Result: In this study, mean significantly higher GP + T2DM group than other groups. lower controls group. There were significant positive correlations all bleeding on probing, probing pocket depth, clinical attachment loss. Conclusion: An elevated has been proposed as possible biomarker disorders because plays role inflammation. Additionally, subclinical, low grade chronic inflammation diabetes mediated by procalcitonin, proinflammatory mediator.