Effect of Psychological Stress on Calcium Levels in The Saliva of Perimenopausal women with Chronic Periodontitis

Background: The physiological phenomenon known as perimenopause affects women as they age. Menopausal state has been linked to periodontal disease. Both the general composition and periodontal turnover of bone is impacted by calcium. Salivary calcium is an exclusive kind of bone marker associated with periodontitis and an accelerated rate of bone mass loss in older women. Calciumi is crucial for the continual development of bone and teethi. Objectives: The intention of this study was to juxtapose thei implications of psychological stress on calcium levels in the saliva of women approaching menopause who had chronic periodontitis to those who did not. Methods: A comprehensive periodontal examination was administered on a total of 24 perimenopausal women who had chronic periodontitis and 24 perimenopausal women without chronic periodontitis. The examination measured the pocket depth, number of lost teeth, plaque index, and calculus index. These parameters were adopted to stratify the participants in accordance with the severity associated with their periodontal disease. Application of the O-Cresolphthalein complex algorithm (OCPC), salivary calcium was quantified. The study focused on an association between salivary calcium levels and psychological stress in individuals mitigating chronic periodontitis. Results: There is a negative correlation between stress levels and salivary calcium. It signifies that salivary calcium diminishes when psychological stress levels are elevated, but this correlation is not statisticallyi significant (p ≤0.05). Conclusion: Salivary calcium levels exhibited a negative correlation with psychological stress, and perimenopausal women who succumbed to psychological stress also bound to have more periodontal impairment.