Periodontitis, Sleep Quality and Fatigue

The goal of this observational study is to investigate the association of stage-grade of periodontitis with sleep quality and fatigue and the effect of periodontitis on QoL (Quality of life) in individuals with periodontitis and gingivally healthy individuals.The main questions it aims to answer are:Have poor sleep quality, inadequate sleep and fatigue got an effect on periodontal status?Has periodontal status got an effect on sleep quality and fatigue?What is the effect of periodontal status on quality of life?Routine clinical and radiographic periodontal examinations of the participants were performed. Groups were designed according to periodontal status and periodontitis-stages of participants. Group 1- Healthy; Group 2- Stage I periodontitis; Group 3- Stage II periodontitis; Group 4- Stage III periodontitis; Group 5- Stage IV periodontitis. The participants were only asked to fill out the questionnaires (socio-demographic survey, tooth cleaning habit survey, The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index(PSQI), The Jenkins Sleep Scale(JSS), Multidimensional Assessment of Fatigue scale (MAF) and Oral Health Impact Profile-14 (OHIP-14)) included in the study and were informed about them. Then, if necessary, the participants' routine periodontal treatments were performed.In line with the findings of the study;1. Sleep quality was found higher in gingival healthy individuals. 3. The severity of periodontitis increases, the sleep duration becomes shorter, 4. It has been observed that the sleep quality in terms of gender is lower in female individuals compared to male individuals.

Inclusion Criteria:between 18 and 65 years of agewith no psychiatric, mental or physical disabilitythose with no systemic diseasesthose with no medicine use, including antibiotics, during the previous 6 monthswithout pregnancy and non-breastfeedingdiagnosed as having healthy gingiva or periodontitisExclusion Criteria:not meet inclusion criteriafewer than 20 healthy teethacute dental conditions that required urgent care such as an abscess, cellulitis, or diseases affecting the jawbones including cysts and neoplasms.history of periodontal therapy in the previous 6 months.