Hypertension and Periodontitis-A Review

Periodontal Disease is an inflammatory process affecting the Periodontium, the tissue that surrounds and supports the teeth. The process usually starts with an inflammatory process of the gum (gingivitis) but it may progress with an extensive involvement of the gum, as well as the periodontal ligament and the bone surrounding the teeth resulting in substantial bone loss. Current evidence suggested that there is a potential correlation between increased blood pressure and periodontitis. However there are only limited cross sectional studies are emerging now to associate the relation between the hypertension, periodontitis, gingivitis and healthy gingiva. This study is basically done to evaluate the relation between hypertension, periodontitis gingivitis and healthy gingiva.