Association Between Periodontitis and Cognitive Impairment in Adults: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT: Periodontitis is an oral inflammatory disease and may contribute to low-grade systemic inflammation. Based on the contribution of periodontitis to systemic inflammation and the potential role of systemic inflammation in neuroinflammation, many epidemiological studies have investigated a possible association between periodontitis and mild cognitive impairment or dementia. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the clinical/epidemiological evidence regarding the association between periodontitis and cognitive decline in adult patients. A search conducted between September and October 2018 was performed in the electronic databases PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, The Cochrane Library, LILACS, OpenGrey, and Google Scholar, with no publication date or language restrictions. Analytical observa

SUBMITTER: Nascimento PC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6492457 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature