Abstract
Background: Periodontitis is one of the most common diseases in humans. Since the local inflammatory and infectious nature of periodontitis is well known, many studies have focused on the interaction between the pathogenic bacteria and the host response. Even the importance of leukocytes in leukocyte formula point to the presence of infection and inflammation, which can be the risk factors for systemic conditions and diseases. The importance of leukocytes and their count in different levels of periodontitis severity have not yet been investigated. Thus, the aim of the present study is to investigate and compare the W.B.C. count in patients of generalised chronic periodontitis pre and post non surgical treatment.
Method: 20 patients were selected for the study with generalised chronic periodontitis, all with no systemic diseases and had not undergone any periodontal therapy 6 months prior to study. Pre and post nonsurgical periodontal therapy W.B.C. count estimation was done.
Results: In all 20 patients, W.B.C. count decreased after treatment. Pre therapy mean of W.B.C. count was 8889 cells/mm3 and post therapy mean was 6765 cells/mm(3). P-value was 8.86 whereas table value was p > 2.09.