Title

Evaluating correlation of ABO blood group, dental caries and gingivitis among the Indian population

Authors

Kaushal Sharma¹, Prakhar Agarwal², Ananya Bhargava³, Charu Khurana⁴, Sufia Parveen⁵,*, Chaitanya Bharathi Boya⁶, Miral Mehta⁷ & Jugajyoti Pathi⁸

Affiliation

¹Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Daswani Dental College, Kota, Rajasthan, India; ²Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Darshan Dental College, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India; ³Consultant Orthodontist, Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, India; ⁴Department of Public Health Dentistry, Faculty of Dental Sciences, SGT University, Chandu Budhera, Gurugram, Haryana -122505, India; ⁵Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Buddha Institute of Dental Sciences and Hospital, Patna, Bihar, India; ⁶Department of Public Health Dentistry, G. Pulla Reddy dental College and hospital, Kurnool andhra Pradesh, India; ⁷Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Karnavati School of Dentistry, Karnavati University, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India; ⁸Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Kalinga Institute of Dental Sciences, KIIT Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India; *Corresponding author

Email

Kaushal Sharma - E-mail: drkaushaldentalclinic@gmail.com

Prakhar Agarwal - E-mail: medrprakhar@gmail.com

Ananya Bhargava - E-mail: drananyaortho@gmail.com

Charu Khurana - E-mail: drcharukhurana@gmail.com

Sufia Parveen - E-mail: drsufia2k3@gmail.com

Chaitanya Bharathi Boya - E-mail: chaitanyabharathi6@gmail.com
Miral Mehta - E-mail: miral9829@gmail.com
Jugajyoti Pathi - E-mail: jpathi@kims.ac.in

Article Type

Research Article

Date

Received September 1, 2025; Revised September 30, 2025; Accepted September 30, 2025, Published September 30, 2025

Abstract

Dental caries and gingivitis are highly prevalent worldwide, with limited evidence on the role of ABO blood groups in influencing susceptibility among Indians. A cross-sectional study was conducted on 600 adults, with blood groups determined serologically; caries assessed using the DMFT index and gingivitis using the Gingival Index. Blood group O showed the highest mean DMFT (4.82 ± 2.15) and gingivitis prevalence (82.6%), with significant differences across groups (p<0.01). Logistic regression identified group O as an independent predictor for high caries (OR=2.15) and gingivitis (OR=1.94). Blood group O may represent a non-modifiable risk factor for poor oral health, highlighting the need for targeted preventive strategies.

Keywords

ABO blood groups, dental caries, gingivitis, oral health, DMFT index, gingival index, Indian population, risk factors

Citation

Sharma et al. Bioinformation 21(9): 3088-3093 (2025)

Edited by

Vini Mehta

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.