Association between anxiety and sleep quality in periodontally healthy, gingivitis, and periodontitis patients
Keywords:
Periodontitis, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, sleep qualityAbstract
Background:Periodontitis, a chronic inflammatory condition, can progressively damage the tissues that support teeth, leading to tooth loss. The present study was conducted to assess association between anxiety and sleep quality in periodontally healthy, gingivitis, and periodontitis patients.
Materials & Methods:70 patients of both genderswere divided into 2 groups of 35 each. Group I was gingivitis and group II was periodontitis group. Healthy controls (35) were put in group III. The sleep quality was assessed by the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI).
Results:Group I had 16 males and 19 females, group II had 18 males and 17 females. The mean sleep quality score in group I was 5.3±1.5, in group II was 6.8±2.3 and in group III was 2.1±1.0. The difference was significant (P< 0.05). Sleep quality score in age >35 years was 4.1±1.8 and in age <35 years was 5.4± 1.3. Among daily tooth brushing habit subjects was 4.5± 1.1 and occasional was 4.1± 0.7. Among males was 4.7± 2.8 and in females was 4.9± 1.7. The difference was non- significant (P> 0.05).
Conclusion: The sleep quality of periodontal patientswas significantly lower than that of healthy individuals.
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