Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common disorder affecting women of reproductive age where there is increased production of steroid hormones that is associated with increased gingival inflammation. Aim of the study was to assess the periodontal status in women with polycystic ovary syndrome and comparing with healthy women. A total of 72 women, group 1 (36 women with PCOS) and group 2 (36 women without PCOS) were included in the study by convenient sampling technique. Periodontal clinical parameters were assessed using plaque index (PI), gingival index (GI), probing pocket depth (PPD) and clinical attachment level (CAL), and oral hygiene using simplified-oral hygiene (OHI-S) index in both the groups. Mann–Whitney U test was used for comparison of values between two groups which were statistically significant (p<0.001). Disease severity compared between both the groups using Chi- Square test was statistically significant (p=0.04). The prevalence of periodontal disease seems to be higher in women with PCOS and further longitudinal studies are required to correlate the association between PCOS and periodontal disease.
