Journal
NUTRIENTS
Volume 14, Issue 4, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/nu14040864
Keywords
periodontal; bone loss; LDL; vitamin D; CBCT; radiographic bone loss
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- Dental Wings (Chemnitz, Germany)
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This retrospective cross-sectional study aimed to evaluate the association between periodontal diseases and patient-specific risk factors, particularly LDL-C and 25OHD levels. The analysis of data from 163 patients found that higher RBL was significantly associated with male gender, older age, smoking, higher DMFT score, fewer teeth, and higher LDL-C levels, while higher 25OHD levels were associated with less RBL.
The influence of patient-specific factors such as medical conditions, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) or levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25OHD) on periodontal diseases is frequently discussed in the literature. Therefore, the aim of this retrospective cross-sectional study was to evaluate potential associations between radiographic bone loss (RBL) and patient-specific risk factors, particularly LDL-C and 25OHD levels. Patients from a dental practice, who received full-mouth cone beam CTs (CBCTs) and blood-sampling in the course of implant treatment planning, were included in this study. RBL was determined at six sites per tooth from CBCT data. LDL-C and 25OHD levels were measured from venous blood samples. Other patient-specific risk factors were assessed based on anamnesis and dental charts. Statistical analysis was performed applying non-parametric procedures (Mann-Whitney U tests, error rates method). Data from 163 patients could be included in the analysis. RBL was significantly higher in male patients, older age groups, smokers, patients with high DMFT (decayed/missing/filled teeth) score, lower number of teeth, and high LDL-C levels (>= 160 mg/dL). Furthermore, patients with high 25OHD levels (>= 40 ng/mL) exhibited significantly less RBL. In summary, RBL was found to be associated with known patient-specific markers, particularly with age and high LDL-C levels.
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