Prognostic utility of oral neutrophil counts in high-risk periodontitis: A retrospective study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Oral polymorphonuclear neutrophil (oPMN) levels are potential biomarkers for differentiating between stages and grades of periodontitis. We compared the diagnostic utility of oPMN levels with bleeding on probing percentage (BOP%) and microbial load in high-risk patients with periodontitis.

Methods

Sixty-two subjects were divided into four categories based on periodontitis stage and grade: stage II periodontitis (S2P, n = 19), stage III periodontitis (S3P, n = 43), grade B periodontitis (GBP, n = 34), and grade C periodontitis (GCP, n = 28). Clinical parameters included probing depth (PD), BOP%, and clinical attachment loss (CAL). Associations between oPMN levels and BOP% were compared to periodontitis stage and grade, and the presence of the periodontal pathogens

SUBMITTER: Prete BRJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12819364 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature