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The role of vitamin D was well established in bone metabolism as well as in the inflammatory process of a disease. The periodontal disease which is a chronic inflammatory condition with destructive bone metabolism and type II diabetes mellitus which is a metabolic condition with more prone to inflammatory reactions are prevalent in middle-aged patients. Hence the present study is done to assess the vitamin D levels in serum of chronic generalized periodontitis patients with type2 Diabetes mellitus and simple gingivitis patients Two groups with 50 patients of both periodontal disease with type 2 diabetes and 50 simple gingivitis patients of age 35 to 55 years old were recruited in this study. For all the patient's serum 25(OH)D levels, oral hygiene index (OHI), Russel’s periodontal index, and presence of bony defects in radiographs were assessed.After assessment of all the parameters patients with periodontal disease and type 2 diabetes mellitus showed significantly higher proportion levels than the simple gingivitis patients and significantly lower levels in 25(OH)D (

Background: Insufficient height and width of the alveolar ridge at the implant site remains with inadequate bone volume following extraction in older age people especially in postmenopausal women. Postmenopausal women are susceptible to primary osteoporosis where more bone resorption than formation is seen resulting in decreased bone mass. Hence the present study aims to evaluate the zygomatic bone region for placement of quad zygomatic implants using CBCT. Materials and Methods : A total of 120 CBCT images of female patients who were between the age group of 45 yrs to 65 yrs were taken. The zygomatic bone was evaluated for pneumatisation zones and thickness of zygomatic bone at three different regions i.e., superior, middle and inferior at nine points on zygoma bone along with bone to implant contact (BIC) region using virtual software. Results: The largest thickness in the superior, middle and inferior regions were at Point A2(8.01+/-2.10 mm), Point B2 (7.01+/-1.62 mm), and Point C1 (6.65+/-1.64 mm), respectively. The virtually placed implants at Point A3 (15.92+/-4.16 mm) and Point B2 (12.02+/-3.62 mm) had the highest BICs. Conclusions : To obtain the largest BICs, results suggested that the posterosuperior region (Point A3) and the centre of zygoma (Point B1) were the optimal places for the placement of quad zygomatic implants. Keywords: Postmenopause, Zygomatic implants, Zygomatic thickness, Bone-to-implant contact.