THE ASSESSMENT OF RENAL BIOCHEMICAL MARKERS AND THEIR ROLE IN PERIODONTAL DISEASE

Abstract

The incidence of chronic kidney disease and of chronic periodontal disease are rising, affecting the quality of life and also the risk of mortality among these patients. We proposed an assessment of the relationship between these two maladies by determining the renal function and inflammatory markers, in the context of periodontal impairment. These parameters which we have evaluated by clinical and laboratory means, presented significantly more severe values for the patients who presented chronic kidney disease and periodontal disease, when compared to systemically healthy subjects. The results of the study suggest that the impaired systemic background, revealed by objective markers, can accelerate the breakdown of the periodontal status, with exaggerated inflammatory effects for the affected patients.

Keywords

• chronic kidney disease
• inflammatory markers
• periodontal disease
• periodontal parameters
• renal function.