Association of Dental caries with difference in Leucocyte count Maganti Aishwarya1, Goothy Sai Sailesh Kumar2,*, Goothy Srilatha3, Dr. Penumatsa Gautami S4, Manyam Ravikanth5 1Third Year BDS Student, Vishnu Dental College, Bhimavaram, West Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh 2Associate Professor, Department of Physiology, R.D Gardi Medical College, Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, India 3Assistant Professor, Department of Bio-Chemistry, R.D Gardi Medical College, Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, India 4Professor, Department of Periodontics, Vishnu Dental College, Bhimavaram, West Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh 5Professor & Head, Department of Oral Pathology, Vishnu Dental College, Bhimavaram, West Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh *Corresponding Author E-mail: dr.saisailesh@gmail.com
Online published on 9 April, 2020. Abstract Objective The present study was taken up to establish the association of leucocyte count with dental caries. Materials and methods A total of 100 young adults, (50 male and 50 female), were recruited in the study after obtaining the written informed consent from the participants. Dental caries was assessed following the guidelines of International Caries Detection and Assessment System (ICDAS). Differential leucocyte count was performed using Leishman's stain manually following the standard guidelines available in the literature. Results There was negative correlation between the dental caries and the neutrophil count. Positive correlation was observed between the dental caries and eosinophil, monocyte, lymphocyte and basophil counts. Conclusion The study recommends the need for further detailed studies to understand the association between these two variables possibly to use the DLC as a nearly diagnostic as well as a prognostic method for dental caries management. Top Keywords Dental caries. White blood cells, young adults. Top |