Title

Oral health and respiratory disease: A case-control study on periodontal status and quality of life among adults

Authors

Sonal Subhangi*, Pradeep Tangade, Vikas Singh, Ankita Jain, Harshita Pandey, Apeksha Suryawanshi & Rupali Malik

Affiliation

Department of Public Health Dentistry, Teerthanker Mahaveer Dental College and Research Centre, Teerthanker Mahaveer University, Delhi Road, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, India; *Corresponding author

Email

Sonal Subhangi - E-mail: drsonalsubhangi@gmail.com; Phone: +91 9123145990
Pradeep Tangade - E-mail: pradeeptangade02@gmail.com
Vikas Singh - E-mail: drvikas.dental@tmu.ac.in
Ankita Jain - E-mail: ankitajain.0815@gmail.com
Harshita Pandey - E-mail: harshi851995@gmail.com
Apeksha Suryawanshi - E-mail: apekshasuryawanshi517@gmail.com
Rupali Malik - E-mail: rupalimalik1994@gmail.com

Article Type

Research Article

Date

Received August 1, 2025; Revised August 31, 2025; Accepted August 31, 2025, Published August 31, 2025

Abstract

Periodontal disease is a chronic inflammatory condition that may contribute to respiratory illnesses such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma, pneumonia and bronchitis. This case-control study of 664 participants assessed the association between periodontal and respiratory health using WHO 2013 criteria for periodontal evaluation, spirometry for respiratory assessment and the Oral Health Impact Profile-14 for quality of life. The mean age of participants was 45.51 years, with males predominating and patients with respiratory disorders showed significantly poorer periodontal status than controls. The worst periodontal health was observed among patients with COPD. A significant correlation between periodontitis and COPD was found, emphasizing the need for risk factor evaluation, patient education and preventive intervention strategies.

Keywords

Periodontal health, respiratory health, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, pneumonia, bronchitis.

Citation

Subhangi et al. Bioinformation 21(8): 2862-2867 (2025)

Edited by

Hiroj Bagde

ISSN

0973-2063

Publisher

Biomedical Informatics

License

This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.