Experimental gingivitis on Iraqi over weight adult male : a clinical and microbiological study

الملخص EN

Background : the aim of this study was to investigate the influence of over weight on the initiation of gingival inflammation compared to normal weight subjects on mankind.

Material and methods : thirty six adult male, aged 20-30 years, systemically proved as healthy, sub-grouped in three, twelve in each, as normal weight, pre-obese and obese according to BMI index.

All have been subjected to a vigorous oral hygiene control up to getting as low as possible full mouth Plaque and Gingival scores (PL.I = less than 0.3 and G.I.

less than 0.2).taken as Base line records.

Subjects have been advised to continue their usual life-style, withdrawing the daily brushing, and to be subjected to a weekly oral examination up to getting a clinically visible gingivitis, then re-establishing the oral hygiene to watch the improvement of gingival lesion under the influence of overweight.

Results : showed a significant increase of PL.I for the three groups in first week.

A positive significant difference in favor of obese and Pre-obese, But it was insignificant between Pre-obese and Obese.

Identical results were obtained in G.I.

scores.

Bacteriologic findings showed significant increase of pseudomonades species in obese group.

Conclusions: Results suggested great influences of Over-weight on plaque accumulation and thus facilitate the virulent bacterial invasion and disease acceleration, daily oral hygiene control is a successful preventive measures regardless the body weight.