Association between asthma and periodontal disease: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

Abstract

Data from this SR strongly suggest the association of asthma with periodontal disease.

Dental problems and chronic diseases in mentally ill homeless adults: a cross-sectional study

“…In our study, we found no associations between chronic DPs and stroke, hypertension, asthma, thyroid problems and liver disease, which contrasts with some studies carried out in the general population [8,66,67]. It has been suggested that exposures to unhygienic conditions, overcrowding, pets, outdoor spaces, and diversity of microorganisms might have a potential protective effect for asthma and asthma symptoms in some individuals [68].…”

Periodontitis and respiratory diseases: A systematic review with meta‐analysis

“…Periodontitis is an important public health problem and needs to be measured and evaluated as a clinical entity, that is, the role of periodontitis in asthma, COPD, or pneumonia. Many previous systematic reviews (Cagnani et al, 2016;Ferreira et al, 2019;Mendes et al, 2018;Moraschini et al, 2018;Shi et al, 2018;Tan et al, 2016;Zeng et al, 2012) presented their conclusions only on the basis of the relationship between one or more periodontal clinical parameter with the abovementioned respiratory diseases, which is different from the main objective of this review.…”

“…The main findings of this systematic review showed a moderate to strong association between periodontitis and respiratory diseases, with high methodological quality among most of the studies and low to moderate heterogeneity of the selected investigations. Previous systematic reviews related to the association between periodontal clinical parameters and asthma (Ferreira et al, 2019;Mendes et al, 2018;Moraschini et al, 2018); worse periodontal condition and COPD (Shi et al, 2018;Tan et al, 2016;Zeng et al, 2012); and periodontal disease and pneumonia (Cagnani et al, 2016) showed a positive relationship between periodontal clinical parameters and the respiratory disease of interest.…”

“…The association between periodontitis and several respiratory diseases has been investigated in the last decades. While several systematic reviews have suggested an association between respiratory diseases and poor oral health (Cagnani et al, 2016;Ferreira et al, 2019;Mendes, Dos Santos, & Moraschini, 2018;Moraschini, Calasans-Maia, & Calasans-Maia, 2018;Shi et al, 2018;Tan, Wang, Pan, & Zhao, 2016;Zeng et al, 2012), one recent systematic review on the subject, which included studies from 2002 to 2012, concluded that the findings showed a weak association between periodontitis and pulmonary diseases (Linden, Lyons, & Scannapieco, 2013). Although several studies have shown that improvements in oral hygiene prevent several respiratory diseases, this question remains unresolved.…”

“…Seven recent systematic reviews assessing the association between poor oral health and pulmonary diseases have been published to date: 3 related to the association between periodontal clinical parameters and asthma (Ferreira et al, 2019;Mendes et al, 2018;Moraschini et al, 2018), 3 focused on the relationship between worse periodontal condition and COPD (Shi et al, 2018;Tan et al, 2016;Zeng et al, 2012), and 1 regarding the association between periodontal disease and pneumonia (Cagnani et al, 2016). All these reviews concluded that periodontal disease is associated with the target respiratory disease.…”