Periodontal findings in patients with Hansen's disease.

OBJECTIVE: To find out whether there are any relationship between leprosy and periodontitis as evidenced by clinical parameters.

METHODS: Fifteen diagnosed patients with Hansen's disease were selected and compared against 50 healthy individuals. Clinical parameters like probing pocket depth and clinical attachment level were evaluated for both the groups and the results were subjected to statistical analysis.

RESULTS: Mean probing depth and attachment loss is seen more in patients with Hansen's disease than the healthy controls which are statistically significant.

CONCLUSIONS: Patients with Hansen's disease tend to have more periodontal destruction than the healthy controls.