Relationship between periodontal disease and asthma among overweight/obese adults.

Roberto RiveraOelisoa M AndriankajaCynthia M PerezKaumudi J Joshipura

Published in: Journal of clinical periodontology (2016)

Participants with severe periodontitis were less likely to have asthma. Stronger evidence of an inverse association was found when using asthma medication as outcome.

Keyphrases

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
lung function
allergic rhinitis
weight loss
type diabetes
healthcare
metabolic syndrome
adipose tissue
physical activity
cystic fibrosis
early onset
air pollution
weight gain
drug induced