Periodontal health status and lung function in two Norwegian cohorts.

ABSTRACT:

Rationale and objectives

The oral cavity is united with the airways, and thus poor oral health may affect respiratory health. However, data on the interaction of periodontal and respiratory health is limited. We aimed to evaluate whether periodontal health status, assessed by the Community Periodontal Index (CPI), was related to lung function among young and middle-aged adults in two Norwegian cohorts.

Methods

Periodontal health status and lung function were measured among 656 participants in the Norwegian part of the European Community Respiratory Health Survey (ECHRS III) and the RHINESSA offspring study. Each participant was given a CPI-index from 0 to 4 where higher values reflect poorer periodontal status. The association between CPI and lung function was estimated with

SUBMITTER: Perez Barrionuevo AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5774767 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature