1. Periodontal Clinical Parameters as a Predictor of Bite Force: A Cross-Sectional Study
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Vinod Bandela, Mohammad Khursheed Alam, Srinivas Munisekhar Manay, Kiran Kumar Ganji, Mohammed G Sghaireen, Hussain Nayef Hussain Alsharif, and Mohammed Assayed Mousa
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Adult ,Male ,Article Subject ,Cross-sectional study ,education ,02 engineering and technology ,Mandibular first molar ,General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology ,Bite Force ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Periodontal Attachment Loss ,Humans ,Medicine ,Gingival Recession ,Periodontitis ,Gingival recession ,Dental alveolus ,Orthodontics ,General Immunology and Microbiology ,business.industry ,030206 dentistry ,General Medicine ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,medicine.disease ,Molar ,Bite force quotient ,Cross-Sectional Studies ,Clinical attachment loss ,Female ,medicine.symptom ,0210 nano-technology ,business ,Mandibular molar ,Research Article - Abstract
Objective. To investigate the correlation of periodontal parameters and bite force in different stages of periodontitis after phase I periodontal therapy. Methods. Periodontal clinical parameters such as mobility, attachment loss, gingival recession, and percentage of bone remaining were recorded at the mandibular first molar region after phase I therapy in subjects categorized according to the stage of periodontitis. Corresponding bite force was recorded at the first mandibular molar region using a bite force device after phase I therapy. ANOVA test was used to assess the significant difference among different groups. Pearson correlation coefficient was used to assess the correlation between measured variables. Results. The ANOVA test represents that there is no statistical significant difference between the bite force in stage I, stage II, and stage III type of periodontitis. A strong positive correlation was found ( r = 0.537 ) between bite force and percentage of remaining alveolar bone support whereas negative correlation was observed in measured parameters such as mobility ( r = − 0.0181 ), attachment loss ( r = − 0.608 ), and gingival recession ( r = − 0.435 ). Conclusion. Among all periodontal clinical parameters, the percentage of remaining alveolar bone is the strong predictor of bite force and mobility; attachment loss and gingival recession cannot predict the bite force in the first molar region. Bite force is variable in different stages of periodontitis.
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- 2021