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Bronchial asthma is an inflammatory disease characterised by hyperresponsiveness of the tracheobronchial tree. Asthma is characterised by recurrent episodes of wheezing,breathlessness, chest tightness, coughing that can vary over time and intensity.Generally asthmatics are also found to have poor oral hygiene. Asthma is  said to have affected the gingival health like causing periodontitis and gingivitis.It has been seen in a certain study that the presence of IgE due to asthma has led to periodontal destruction leading to periodontitis.Asthma is also said to cause dry mouth due to open mouth breathing in asthmatics and also due to the usage of bronchodilators and corticosteroids.   Materials and methods: the data for the present study n=258 was collected after analysing the case sheets. The collected data was subjected to statistical analysis using the SPSS software by IBM of version 23.   Results: From the results of our study we can observe that females had more asthma at 55.04%  than male at 44.96%. It is also seen that asthmatics had more affected gingival health, with gingivitis at 40.70% and periodontitis at 49.22% and healthy gingiva at 10.08% due to the use of inhalers and also due to the habit of mouth breathing.The prevalence of periodontitis was also found to be higher in female at 26.74% than male at 22,48% due to the higher usage of anti asthmatic medication in females than males.   Conclusion:From the results of our study patients with asthma had higher levels of periodontal disease. Patients with asthma should be educated regarding the oral hygiene, correct dietary habits, appropriate use of inhalers to maintain better oral hygiene  and prevent the future risk of periodontal disease.   Aim : Aim of this study was to assess the gingival status among asthma patients  

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