The clinical and inflammatory relationships between periodontitis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Elizabeth SapeyZehra YonelRoss G EdgarSabrina ParmarStephanie HobbinsPaul NewbyDiana CrossleyAdam UsherSarah JohnsonGeorgia M WaltonAdam McGuinnessIain ChappleRobert StockleyPublished in: Journal of clinical periodontology (2020)
The results support shared pathophysiology between periodontitis and COPD, especially when associated with AATD. This may reflect an amplification of neutrophilic inflammation and altered neutrophil functions, already described in periodontitis, COPD and AATD.