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Periodontitis and Gingivitis in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Case-Control Study

Journal

INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES
Volume 19, Issue 13, Pages 2768-2777

Publisher

OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC
DOI: 10.1097/01.MIB.0000438356.84263.3b

Keywords

gingivitis; inflammatory bowel disease; periodontitis; perianal

Funding

  1. Swiss National Science Foundation [320000-114009/3, 32473B_135694/1, 310030-120312, 32003B_135665/1, 33CS30_134274]
  2. Swiss IBD Cohort
  3. Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF) [33CS30_134274] Funding Source: Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF)

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Background:The oral cavity is frequently affected in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), especially in patients with Crohn's disease (CD). Periodontitis is thought to influence systemic autoimmune or inflammatory diseases. We aimed to analyze the relationship of periodontitis and gingivitis markers with specific disease characteristics in patients with IBD and to compare these data with healthy controls.Methods:In a prospective 8-month study, systematic oral examinations were performed in 113 patients with IBD, including 69 patients with CD and 44 patients with ulcerative colitis. For all patients, a structured personal history was taken. One hundred thirteen healthy volunteers served as a control group. Oral examination focussed on established oral health markers for periodontitis (bleeding on probing, loss of attachment, and periodontal pocket depth) and gingivitis (papilla bleeding index). Additionally, visible oral lesions were documented.Results:Both gingivitis and periodontitis markers were higher in patients with IBD than in healthy control. In univariate analysis and logistic regression analysis, perianal disease was a risk factor for periodontitis. Nonsmoking decreased the risk of having periodontitis. No clear association was found between clinical activity and periodontitis in IBD. In only the CD subgroup, high clinical activity (Harvey-Bradshaw index > 10) was associated with 1 periodontitis marker, the loss of attachment at sites of maximal periodontal pocket depth. Oral lesions besides periodontitis and gingivitis were not common, but nevertheless observed in about 10% of patients with IBD.Conclusions:IBD, and especially perianal disease in CD, is associated with periodontitis. Optimal therapeutic strategies should probably focus on treating both local oral and systemic inflammation.

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