Original Research Article
Year: 2021 | Month: April-June | Volume: 6 | Issue: 2 | Pages: 82-87
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijshr.20210416
Association of Stress, Depression and Anxiety with Periodontal Health Indicators among Professional Students
Kamalkishor Mankar1, Pranjali Bawankar2, Puja Chavan3, Sweta Borkar4
1Associate Professor, 2Assistant Professor, 3,4Intern,
Department of Periodontics and Implantology, VSPM Dental College and Research Centre, Nagpur.
Corresponding Author:Pranjali Bawankar
ABSTRACT
Background: Stress is known to result in the development of depression and anxiety. This is commonly thought to have a net-negative effect on the efficacy of the immune response, subsequently resulting in periodontal breakdown.
Aim: The aim of this study is to assess the association of depression, anxiety and stress with periodontal health indicators among professional students.
Materials and Methods: The study was conducted amongst 50 undergraduate professional students visiting to private dental clinics. The stress and anxiety levels were assessed using Depression, Anxiety and Stress scale (DASS) and the clinical examination was done to assess the plaque index, gingival index, probing depth and clinical attachment level.
Results: A total of 31 women and 19 men participated in this study. Out of the 50 distributed and collected questionnaires, all 50 were complete and hence used for final analysis. DAS score shows moderate positive correlation with plaque score (rs=0.617), high positive correlation with gingival score (rs=0.840) and high positive correlation with periodontal score (rs=0.814) respectively. There was a significant relationship between DAS score and periodontal parameters score (P< 0.05). It was also found that there is no significant correlation among gender and psychological factors.
Conclusion: Psychological factors have an adverse effect over the plaque levels and gingival status among the students.
Keywords:Stress, periodontal health, plaque index.