Title

Hypertension as a risk factor for periodontitis

Authors

Jaideep Mahendra^1,*, Uma Subbiah¹, B.S. Aditippriya1 & Muskan Bedi²

Affiliation

¹Department of Periodontics, Meenakshi Ammal Dental College and Hospital, Faculty of dentistry, Meenakshi Academy of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India; ²Department of Medicine, Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India; *Corresponding author

Email

Jaideep Mahendra - E-mail: drjaideep.perio@madch.edu.in, Phone: +91 9444963973
Uma Subbiah - E-mail: dr.umasiva@gmail.com
B.S. Aditippriya - E-mail: aditibspriya00@gmail.com
Muskan Bedi - E-mail: drjaideep.perio@madch.edu.in

Article Type

Research Article

Date

Received March 1, 2026; Revised March 31, 2026; Accepted March 31, 2026, Published March 31, 2026

Abstract

Hypertension has been increasingly linked to periodontitis, a chronic inflammatory disease of tooth-supporting tissues. Therefore, it is of interest to evaluate whether hypertension acts as an independent risk factor for periodontitis in 60 adults aged 35-65 years. Individuals with periodontitis showed significantly higher systolic and diastolic blood pressure and a greater prevalence of hypertension compared to controls. Hypertensive participants demonstrated an initial fourfold higher risk of periodontitis, though the association diminished after adjusting for age, obesity and diabetes. Data shows a connection between hypertension and periodontitis, but its independence may be moderated by metabolic comorbidities.

Keywords

Hypertension; periodontitis; cardiovascular risk; systemic inflammation

Citation

Mahendra et al. Bioinformation 22(3): 1717-1722 (2026)

Edited by

P Kangueane

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.