Possible Association of Periodontal Diseases With Helicobacter pylori Gastric Infection: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT: Some research has suggested that dental plaque and saliva could be reservoirs of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) and be capable of infecting or re-infecting the gastric mucosa after eradication, with certain studies showing a significant association between PD and gastric infection by this bacterium. An electronic search was performed in PubMed, EMBASE, and Web of Science databases with the terms "Helicobacter pylori AND periodontal diseases"; "Helicobacter pylori AND gingivitis"; "Helicobacter pylori AND chronic periodontitis"; "Helicobacter pylori AND periodontitis"; "Helicobacter pylori AND dental plaque", to identify articles up to September 2021. The Newcastle-Ottawa scale was used to assess study quality. A meta-analysis was performed

SUBMITTER: Lopez-Valverde N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9063465 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature