RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Gingival bleeding is related to respiratory health
JF European Respiratory Journal
JO Eur Respir J
FD European Respiratory Society
SP P3452
VO 42
IS Suppl 57
A1 Francisco Gómez Real
A1 Laura Pérez Barrionuevo
A1 Karl Franklin
A1 Bryndís Benediktsdóttir
A1 Christer Janson
A1 Rain Jogi
A1 Ane Johannessen
A1 Eva Lindberg
A1 Ferenc Macsali
A1 Ernst Reidar Omenaas
A1 Eirunn Waatevik Saure
A1 Vivi Schlünssen
A1 Trude Duelien Skorge
A1 Kjell Torén
A1 Marie Waatevik
A1 Antonio Pérez Saavedra
A1 Anne Nordrehaug Åstrøm
A1 Cecilie Svanes
YR 2013
UL http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/42/Suppl_57/P3452.abstract
AB Background The relationship of dental and respiratory health is not well known. An association of periodontitis with systemic diseases is reported in several studies, while literature about dental health dental and obstructive lung diseases is scarce.Aims To investigate whether dental health, assessed as oral hygiene and gingival bleeding, is related to respiratory health, assessed as self-reported respiratory symptoms and COPD.Methods A postal questionnaire including questions about respiratory and dental health was sent to general population based samples (N=13.361) in seven Northern European centres. 3253 participants reported gingival bleeding when brushing teeth always, often or sometimes. Logistic regressions with adjustment for age, smoking, social class, centre and gender were used.Results Gingival bleeding was significantly associated with wheeze OR 1.48, CI 1.32-1.66), tightness in chest (OR 1.79, CI 1.57-2.05) and COPD (OR 1.68, CI 1.28-2.20).Conclusions Gingival bleeding is significantly associated with respiratory symptoms. One might speculate whether this is mediated by direct or indirect effect of aggressive oral pathogens or imbalance of oral microbiome.