Evaluation of Alteration in Serum Lipid Profile in Patientswith Chronic Periodontitis

The current study aimed to investigate the alteration in serum lipid profile in patients with chronic periodontitits, And to correlate the serum levels of total cholesterol (TC),triglyceride (TGL), high density lipoprotein (HDL), low density lipoprotein (LDL) between periodontitis patients and healthy individuals. Total of 40 subjects in the age of 35-60 years were selected and divided into two groups equally based on their periodontal disease status into Test group (20 subjects with chronic periodontits) and Control group (20 subjects with healthy periodontium). 5 ml of venous blood samples were taken for measurement of serum lipid profile. The study conducted on both the groups showed a highly statistical significance for total cholesterol (p=0.026) and LDL (P=0.001).Thus, showing a positive correlation between periodontitis and hyperlipidemia which plays an important role in the pathogenesis of adverse conditions such as atherosclerosis and cardiovascular complications.