Effect of sleep deprivation and stress on periodontal disease: A clinico-biochemical Study
Pratisha Rahulkar, Laxman Boyapati, Abhigna Parikipandla, Aravind Kumar, Devarathnamma M.V, Pramod V, Miral Mehta · 2025
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Pratisha Rahulkar and six co-authors present a 2025 study on how stress and poor sleep relate to gum disease. Both strain and lost sleep are lifestyle factors that may drive the disease onward. The team examined thirty adults aged twenty-five to fifty at a dental institute. They recorded gum bleeding, plaque, pocket depth, and attachment loss, and scored stress and sleep quality with standard questionnaires.
Blood cortisol, a stress hormone, varied little between the study groups. Gum disease measures, though, tied to both stress scores and sleep deprivation. The authors read the pattern as a sign that daily life habits shape gum health alongside dental care. They argue for a whole-person approach to treating gum disease, one that asks about sleep and stress. The study is small, so its role is to point toward larger checks of the link.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Pratisha Rahulkar, Laxman Boyapati, Abhigna Parikipandla, Aravind Kumar, Devarathnamma M.V, Pramod V, Miral Mehta |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 17 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |