Background: Periodontitis is an inflammatory disease of the supporting tissues of the teeth which is caused by specific microorganisms and characterized by extensive destruction of periodontal ligament and alveolar bone with pocket formation, gingival recession or both. Aim of the study: To assess levels of C reactive proteins in patients with generalised periodontitis. Materials and methods: The study was conducted in the Department of Periodontology of the Dental institution. For the study, we selected patients who were referred to the department of periodontology. The inclusion criteria were lack of systemic disease, not taking antibiotics from past one month, no intraoral lesions, and not who have not undergone any periodontal procedure for 6 months. A total of 50 subjects with generalized periodontitis and 50 control healthy patients were selected. For the analysis of saliva CRP level, unstimulated saliva sample was collected using spitting method for each subject. Results: A total of 50 patients were enrolled in each group, Periodontitis group and Control group. The mean age of patients in periodontitis group was 33.12 years and in control group was 31.21 years. Mean CRP level in periodontitis group was 3000.87 pg/mL and in control group was 5107.87 pg/mL. Conclusion: From the results of present study, we conclude that there is correlation between salivary CRP levels and severity of periodontal disease and the measurement of CRP level can be used for the diagnosis of periodontitis.
Keywords: Periodontitis, gingiva, gingivitis.

Received:  11 May 2018                                                   Revised: 14 July 2018                                         Accepted: 18 July 2018

Corresponding author: Dr Rohi Rashid, Post graduate student,   Department of Periodontology  and Oral Implantology, Institute  of Dental Studies  and Technologies, Modinagar Uttar Pardesh, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India

This article may be cited as: Rashid R. Assessment to levels of C reactive proteins in patients with Generalised Periodontitis. Int J Res Health Allied Sci 2018; 4(4):115-118.