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.
The present study was taken up to establish the association of leucocyte count with dental caries.
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.
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.
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.
Dental caries. White blood cells, young adults
