Periodontal health, oral health behaviours, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Abstract

Poor periodontal health, dental care, and oral health knowledge were significantly associated with an increased risk of COPD. Our findings indicate the importance of promoting dental care and oral health knowledge that can be integrated into the prevention and treatment of COPD.

Effects of Phase I Periodontal Therapy on the Quality of Life in COPD Patients

“…Therefore, the improvement in the total score obtained in the SGRQ after one year indicate that phase I periodontal treatment significantly influences the quality of life in COPD patients. This supports the findings of Wang et al, (2009) 11 and Zhou et al, 19 , who have suggested that promoting dental care and oral health knowledge may improve the quality of life in COPD patients. Thus, the findings of the present study suggest that phase I periodontal therapy may play an important role in improving the quality of life in COPD patients.…”

“…This may due to the phase 1 therapy carried out in group B and progressive nature of the periodontal disease, if not treated and lack of oral health knowledge Wang et al, 11 .In this study, it has been found that the SGRQ symptom score, activity score, impact score and total score are decreased in group B from day 0 to after one year, in contrast of group A where all the parameters are increased. The differences were found to be statistically significant when compared between group B and group A at the end of one year.…”

“…Therefore, the goal of COPD therapy should not only be to improve the physiological and functional state, but also to minimize the impact of the disease on the patients' quality of life. Wang et al, in 2009 11 noted a positive and important role of promotion of oral health knowledge and dental care on the prevention and treatment of COPD, but its effect on the quality of life in COPD patients have not yet been studied. Keeping this in mind, the present study was proposed to evaluate the association of periodontal health and COPD, and also the effectiveness of phase I periodontal treatment on the quality of life in COPD patients.…”

Toll-like receptor 4 polymorphism is associated with increased susceptibility to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Han Chinese patients with chronic periodontitis

“…Our previous study showed that CP is positively related to COPD (3). The severity of CP in patients with accompanying COPD was greater than that in patients without COPD.…”

Periodontitis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

“…More speciically, patients with COPD had a higher dental plaque index, and an insuicient support of the tooth from the surrounding tissues. Moreover, the same patients had an unsatisfactory behavior regarding their oral hygiene, as measured by the frequency of toothbrushing, the use of dental yarns, and the frequency of visits to the dentist [21]. In another study, a direct correlation between COPD severity and poor hygiene was found in general.…”