Title
Assessment of periodontal condition using basic periodontal examination scores: A retrospective clinical study
Authors
Pushpraj Singh1, Kuldip Singh Sangha1, Shisham Verma1, Akhilesh Singh Parate2,*, Dipti Singh Rajput 1 & Rakhi Dhuruw1
Affiliation
1Department of Dentistry, Chandulal Chandrakar Memorial Government Medical College and hospital, Kachandur, Durg, Chhattisgarh, India; 2Department of Orthodontics, Daswani Dental College, Kota, Rajasthan, India; *Corresponding author
Pushpraj Singh - E-mail: pushpraj143@gmail.com
Kuldip Singh Sangha - E-mail: dentico29@gmail.com
Shisham Verma - E-mail: shisham.arunv@gmail.com
Akhilesh Singh Parate - E-mail: drakhileshortho@gmail.com
Dipti Singh Rajput - E-mail: rdipti33@gmail.com
Rakhi Dhuruw - E-mail: rakhidhruww@gmail.com
Article Type
Research Article
Date
Received April 1, 2026; Revised April 30, 2026; Accepted April 30, 2026, Published April 30, 2026
Abstract
Early detection of periodontal diseases remains inadequate in routine clinical practice, particularly in esource-limited settings where comprehensive periodontal assessment is often not feasible. Periodontal diseases represent a significant global oral health burden, with gingivitis and chronic periodontitis affecting substantial proportions of the adult population. Therefore, it is of interest to assess the periodontal status of patients attending a tertiary dental care facility in Durg district, Chhattisgarh, India, utilizing the Basic Periodontal Examination (BPE) as a standardized screening instrument. Hence, a total of 999 patient records were analyzed, with periodontal evaluation performed using a World Health Organization periodontal probe across six dental sextants per individual. The study population showed a female predominance (58.6%) with a mean age of 31.4 ± 14.2 years. Results revealed that the majority of participants exhibited early-stage periodontal involvement, with 38% demonstrating mean BPE scores between 1.0 and 1.9, indicative of gingival inflammation with bleeding on probing. Thus, we show the high prevalence of early periodontal disease in this regional population and validate the utility of BPE as an efficient, practical screening instrument for community-based periodontal health assessment and timely therapeutic intervention.
Keywords
Basic periodontal examination (BPE); gingivitis; periodontitis; early diagnosis; who probe; periodontal screening; oral health; community dentistry
Citation
Singh et al. Bioinformation 22(4): 2439-2444 (2026)
Edited by
Hiroj Bagde
ISSN
0973-2063
Publisher
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.
