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The aim of the study: the study analyzed he relationship between blood serum lipids and periodontal condition, as well as the relationship between the left ventricular mass index and the condition of periodontium. The study included 261 subjects – 140 women and 121 men. Mean age of the subjects was 38 years. The condition of periodontal tissues during the study was evaluated with the help of the CPITN index (Community Periodontal Index of Treatment Needs). The study was performed at Kaunas University of Medicine (KMU) Clinic of Dental and Oral Diseases. Laboratory blood lipid studies were performed at the laboratory of the Hospital of Kaunas University of Medicine (HKUM). The studies included the determination of the total blood cholesterol level, triglyceride level, HDL cholesterol level, and LDL cholesterol level (mmol/l). Patients with hypertension (102 patients) underwent ultrasound examination of the heart at KMU Clinic of Cardiology. On the basis of the findings of the ultrasound study, left ventricular mass index (g/m²) was calculated.

The findings of our study showed that there was no difference in the blood serum concentration of total cholesterol, triglycerides, HDL cholesterol, and LDL cholesterol between people with healthy periodontium and those with gingivitis or periodontitis. Mean rank of the left ventricular mass index in subjects with healthy periodontium or gingivitis (CPITN codes 0, 1, 2) was 48.3, and in subjects with periodontitis (CPITN codes 3, 4) – 61.36 (p<0.05).

Key words: periodontal diseases, cardiovascular diseases, cholesterol, left ventricular mass.

Received: 26 04 2005

Accepted for publishing: 25 09 2006

Giedre Valentaviciene – D.D.S., ass. prof., Department of Dental and Oral Diseases, Kaunas Medical University, Lithuania

Pajauta Paipaliene – D.D.S., Ph D, Assoc. Prof., Department of Dental and Oral Diseases, Kaunas Medical University, Lithuania

Irena Nedzelskiene – engineer programmer at the Department of Dental and Oral Diseases, Kaunas Medical University, Lithuania

Juozas Zilinskas – D.D.S., private practice

Ona Vidute Anuseviciene – assist. Institute of Anatomy, Kaunas Medical University, Lithuania

Address correspondence to Dr. G. Valentaviciene, Eivieniu 2, Dep. of Dental and Oral Diseases, Kaunas Medical University, Lithuania



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September, 2006, Vol. 8, No. 3 CONTENTS SCIENTIFIC ARTICLES Evaluation of diametral tensile strength and knoop microhardness of five nanofilled composites in dentin and enamel shades 67-69 A scanning electron microscopic study of debris and smear layer remaining following use of AET instruments and K-flexofiles 70-75 Factors related to apical root resorption of maxillary incisors in orthodontic patients 76-79 Effect of the lower third molars on the lower dental arch crowding 80-84 Changes in the periodontal condition after replacement of swaged crowns by metal 85-87 Surgical lengthening of the clinical tooth crown 88-95 The relationship between blood serum lipids and periodontal condition 96-100 © 2006 Stomatologija		Stomatologija 2006; 8 (3): 96-100 330 KB The relationship between blood serum lipids and periodontal condition Giedre Valentaviciene, Pajauta Paipaliene, Irena Nedzelskiene, Juozas Zilinskas, Ona Vidute Anuseviciene Summary The aim of the study: the study analyzed he relationship between blood serum lipids and periodontal condition, as well as the relationship between the left ventricular mass index and the condition of periodontium. The study included 261 subjects – 140 women and 121 men. Mean age of the subjects was 38 years. The condition of periodontal tissues during the study was evaluated with the help of the CPITN index (Community Periodontal Index of Treatment Needs). The study was performed at Kaunas University of Medicine (KMU) Clinic of Dental and Oral Diseases. Laboratory blood lipid studies were performed at the laboratory of the Hospital of Kaunas University of Medicine (HKUM). The studies included the determination of the total blood cholesterol level, triglyceride level, HDL cholesterol level, and LDL cholesterol level (mmol/l). Patients with hypertension (102 patients) underwent ultrasound examination of the heart at KMU Clinic of Cardiology. On the basis of the findings of the ultrasound study, left ventricular mass index (g/m²) was calculated. The findings of our study showed that there was no difference in the blood serum concentration of total cholesterol, triglycerides, HDL cholesterol, and LDL cholesterol between people with healthy periodontium and those with gingivitis or periodontitis. Mean rank of the left ventricular mass index in subjects with healthy periodontium or gingivitis (CPITN codes 0, 1, 2) was 48.3, and in subjects with periodontitis (CPITN codes 3, 4) – 61.36 (p<0.05). Key words: periodontal diseases, cardiovascular diseases, cholesterol, left ventricular mass. Received: 26 04 2005 Accepted for publishing: 25 09 2006 Giedre Valentaviciene – D.D.S., ass. prof., Department of Dental and Oral Diseases, Kaunas Medical University, Lithuania Pajauta Paipaliene – D.D.S., Ph D, Assoc. Prof., Department of Dental and Oral Diseases, Kaunas Medical University, Lithuania Irena Nedzelskiene – engineer programmer at the Department of Dental and Oral Diseases, Kaunas Medical University, Lithuania Juozas Zilinskas – D.D.S., private practice Ona Vidute Anuseviciene – assist. Institute of Anatomy, Kaunas Medical University, Lithuania Address correspondence to Dr. G. Valentaviciene, Eivieniu 2, Dep. of Dental and Oral Diseases, Kaunas Medical University, Lithuania