eng Oriental Scientific Publishing Company Biomedical and Pharmacology Journal 0974-6242 2015-10-25 8 October Spl Edition 127 131 10.13005/bpj/663 4244 article Yogeshwari .U 1 Dr. Rajesh 2 Dr. Malathi 2 N. Aravindha Babu 2 Derpartment of Preventive and Community Dentistry, Tagore Dental College and Hospital, Rathinamangalam, Chennai. Department Of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, Bharath University , Chennai. Psychological condition ,particularly stress have been implicated as a risk indicator of  many inflammatory diseases including periodontal disease. Stress and psychosomatic disorders causes changes in interactions among nervous, endocrine and immune system. It results in delayed healing of the connective tissues and bone, apical migration of the junctional epithelium and formation of periodontal pocket.This paper describe a overview of association between stress and periodontium and stress interaction with immune system. https://biomedpharmajournal.org/vol8octoberspledition/influence-of-stress-on-periodontium-a-review/ Periodontal diseases Stress Psychological distress