Visceral fat area‐defined obesity and periodontitis among Koreans

Abstract

Obesity was associated with periodontitis. VFA was the most suitable indicator of obesity in relation to periodontitis. Obesity may be a substantial risk factor for periodontitis.

Association between abdominal obesity and periodontal disease. Cross-sectional study.

“…In addition, it is important to emphasize that obesity and common oral diseases (caries and PD) are closely linked to diet and behavior 29 , and can manifest clinically as a result of one or the other. A higher tendency to suffer from PD along with abdominal obesity was found between 50 and 60 years of age (65%), similar to the study of Lee & Park with an interval between 35 and 59 years old 30 ; and Han et al with a range between 45 and 54 years old 31 . However, another study says there is a significant association in all ages 20 .…”

“…This is due to the fact that the number of participants included in the study and who presented systemic diseases in a unique way was considerably low and fair between the group of patients with and without periodontal disease, compared to those with two or more, decreasing the power of the effect. In recent years, the effect of hypertension, dyslipidemia 31 and type 2 diabetes mellitus has been recognized as a risk factor for the PD, either individually or through the metabolic syndrome (MS Within the limitations of the study is the difficulty to operationally define abdominal obesity due to the fact that there is no consensus in the cut-off points to define it. Other investigations have preferentially used WHR, waist circumference and BMI, either together or separately 8,10,19,22,27,32 .…”

“…Therefore, if waist and hip obesity increase simultaneously, the reason will be kept constant without any increase in the absolute risk, which can lead to error. However, when compared with BMI, it has been shown that it allows detecting the presence of adipose tissue clinically relevant to recognize that intra-abdominal is metabolically more active than peripheral 2,22 ; eliminates inconsistency in the detection of fat or muscle 2,8 ; and has greater association to the risk of cardiovascular disease and myocardial infarction, and may even be applied to most of the ethnic groups 31 . 21 to determine the association between WHR, BMI and PD.…”

“…The results also show the association between PD and abdominal obesity along with: poor oral hygiene and smoking, with a high level of significance (p=0.001 and p=0.036, respectively). Chopra et al, Han et al and Kim et al adjusted the analysis to: monthly family income, alcoholism, physical activity, presence of active caries, number of decayed and lost teeth 20,22,31 . This is despite the fact that they determined the presence of oral hygiene indirectly using a questionnaire to find about the habits of brushing, flossing and an interproximal tooth- brush.…”

La Obesidad y su Relación con las Patologías Periodontales: una Revisión Narrativa

“…El primer estudio en comparar la relación entre la obesidad y la enfermedad periodontal se realizó en ratas que demostró que las hipertensas y obesas eran más propensas al deterioro en el tejido periodontal que ratas sanas (Han et al, 2010).…”