Association of stress, salivary cortisol level, and periodontitis among the inmates of a central prison in Kerala

The aim of this cross‑sectional study was to evaluate the association between stress, salivary cortisol, and periodontitis among the inmates of the central prison.
Seventy inmates were grouped depending on their pocket depth into Group A (pocket depth >4 mm and The CALs, the stress score and the salivary cortisol levels were significantly higher in Group B (P Within the limits of this study, it can be concluded that there is a positive relation between stress and periodontal disease. The study suggests that salivary cortisol level can be used as a marker to assess stress.