Inflammatory bowel disease and oral health: systematic review and a meta-analysis.

Spyridon N PapageorgiouMartin HagnerAndressa Vilas Boas NogueiraAndre FrankeAndreas JägerJames Deschner

Published in: Journal of clinical periodontology (2017)

Inflammatory bowel disease was associated with significantly higher risk of periodontitis and worse oral health compared to non-IBD patients. However, longitudinal studies are needed in order to establish a causality link between IBD and periodontal disease.

Keyphrases

oral health
systematic review
end stage renal disease
ulcerative colitis
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
meta analyses
emergency department
randomized controlled trial