Gingivitis
Linked to
Increased
Risk of Future
Depression
According to the Journal of
Psychiatric Research,
depression and gingivitis are
linked to each other. As
compared to the people having
healthy gums the chances of
depression are about two times
more in the people having
chronic gingivitis. When in the
U.K, chronic gingivitis was
diagnosed in people whose age
was 14 years or more, then a
result came out in which the
percentage of people who were
not suffering from chronic
gingivitis and were diagnosed
with depression was 9 % and
this result came out in 10 years.
The percentage of people who
were diagnosed with depression
in the same duration and were
suffering from chronic gingivitis
was 16 %.
Periodontal health can be
negatively affected by
depression that is connected
with behavioral mechanisms and
biological components. So, we
can say that oral health can be
negatively impacted by mental
health. From the year 2000 to
2016, several dental practices
that were 256 in number were
conducted in the U.K. in which a
number of attempts were made
to find the people who were
suffering from chronic gingivitis.
The people who were suffering
from anxiety, mood disorders
and schizophrenia were
excluded here.
On the basis of demographic
data, medical data, diagnoses
and drug prescriptions, a
database was prepared so as to
find out that among the people
without chronic gingivitis and
with chronic gingivitis, who were
suffering from depression. In the
analysis a number of people
were included: Those who were
not having chronic gingivitis but
were the patients were 6544 in
number and those who were
having chronic gingivitis and
were the patients were also
6544 in number. In 10 years, it
was found that the people who
were suffering from depression
but were not having chronic
gingivitis were 8.8 % and the
people who were suffering from
depression and were also having
chronic gingivitis were 16.3 %.
The result of the analysis was
that the chances of developing
depression were 1.82 times
more in the people who were
suffering from chronic gingivitis.
The two conditions were
significantly and positively
related to each other. Those
whose age was more than 65
were excluded and among every
other age group of women and
men, the above result was found
to be true. In people from 21 to
50 years old, there were a lot
more instances of depression as
a result of gingivitis.
If I ever see the symptoms of
gingivitis in my mouth then I will
visit the dental hospital near me.