Journal of AdvancedMedical and Dental Sciences Research

Background: Majority of the dental patients coming to dental OP may have some of the systemic diseases and it may have implications on the diagnosis, treatment andprognosis. In this study  two common systemic diseases (hypertension and anaemia) were taken  to know the prevalence of it in dental patients. The  purpose  of  this  study  was to know the presence of high range of blood pressure and low levels of haemoglobin in dental patients and some of its common oral manifestations. Materials  and  methods: 498 patients aged  above  20   years, were randomly selected. Range of blood pressure  were recorded using sphygmomanometer and stethescope. Haemoglobin percentage was also tested and noted. Results: Among 498 patients 121 (24.2%) patients  showed  high  recording  of  blood pressure. Patients  without  history  of  hypertension  withhigh  recording  of  blood pressure were 30 (6.02%) oral   manifestation   associated  with  hypertension  is  gingival hyperplasia  16 ( 3.2 %). Among 498 patients 203 ( 40.7%)   patients showed low value of Haemoglobin% (less than 12 for males less than 10 for females. Common oral manifestations noted in patients with low haemoglobin value are glossitis 22(4.41%), fissures in tongue 23(4.6%), pallor of oral mucosa4 (0.8%), angular cheilitis 14 (2.8%). The  association  of  presence  of  high blood pressure and low haemoglobin level with  age  and  gender  was  analyzed  with  the  Chi-square  test. Conclusion:  Among 498 patients 24.2% were found to have high BP readings and 40% of patients were found to have low levels of haemoglobin. Knowing the presence of systemic diseases is must before diagnosing and treating the dental patients. Some dental patients may not be aware that they are having blood pressure and anaemia. In such cases treatment procedures can get complicated. So regular screening for these systemic diseases is must during every dental visit. Similar studies with larger samples in different areas can give a better idea about the prevalence of increased blood pressure
Key words: Hypertension, anaemia, oral manifestations.

Received: 15 April, 2019                                 Revised:  25 July 2019                   Accepted: 26 July 2019

Corresponding Author: Dr. Amirthaleka .M.P, Post  Graduate  Student, Department of Oral  Medicine  and  Radiology,  Vinayaka  Mission  Sankarachariyar  Dental  College, Vinayaka  Mission  Research  Foundation - Du,  Salem.- 636 308.

This article may be cited as: N Mohan,  MP Amirthaleka, Subbulakshmi C. Prevalence of systemic hypertension and anaemia in dental patients- A cross sectional study. J Adv Med Dent Scie Res 2019;7(8): 179-182.